In response to the expected low demand after China National Day holiday in the market, OOCL announced the withdrawal of the following Asia-Europe sailings:
Asia – North Europe Service
Loop 1
Loop 3
Loop 5
Loop 7
Asia – West Mediterranean Service
WM1
WM2
AAS
For service recovery arrangements, the Asia-East Mediterranean and Black Sea (EM1) sailings that fall on the same week will add calls to Koper by adjusting its own port rotation as follows: Shanghai – Busan – Ningbo – Shekou – Singapore – Port Said West –Koper – Izmit – Ambarli – Constanza – Odessa - Piraeus – Port Said West – Jeddah – Port Kelang – Busan
The concerned EM1 sailings with port rotation adjustments starting from Westbound are:
Asia – East Mediterranean and Black Sea Service
EM1
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