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OOCL Asia-Europe trade – service update in October

Sep 16, 2020

In response to the expected low demand after China National Day holiday in the market, we would like to inform you of the withdrawal of the following Asia-Europe sailings:

Asia – North Europe Service

- Loop 1,

o Westbound: ETA Shanghai on October 11 in Week 41

o Eastbound: ETA Felixstowe on November 11 in Week 46

- Loop 3,

o Westbound: ETA Xiamen on October 7 in Week 41

o Eastbound: ETA Hamburg on November 10 in Week 46

- Loop 5,

o Westbound: ETA Qingdao on October 3 in Week 40

o Eastbound: ETA Rotterdam on November 12 in Week 46

- Loop 7,

o Westbound: ETA Ningbo on October 4 in Week 40

o Eastbound: ETA Antwerp on November 6 in Week 45

Asia – West Mediterranean Service

- WM1,

o Westbound: ETA Qingdao on September 14 in Week 38

o Eastbound: ETA La Spezia on October 16 in Week 42

o Westbound: ETA Qingdao on October 12 in Week 42

o Eastbound: ETA La Spezia on November 13 in Week 46

- WM2,

o Westbound: ETA Qingdao on October 6 in Week 41

o Eastbound: ETA Valencia on November 10 in Week 46

- AAS,

o Westbound: ETA Shanghai on September 22 in Week 39

o Eastbound: ETA Trieste on October 26 in Week 44

o Westbound: ETA Shanghai on October 6 in Week 41

o Eastbound: ETA Trieste on November 9 in Week 46
• ETA Shanghai on September 24 in Week 39

  • 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:

• ETA Shanghai on October 8 in Week 41
Asia – East Mediterranean and Black Sea Service
- EM1,
o Westbound: ETA Pusan on October 3 in Week 40
o Eastbound: ETA Istanbul on November 6 in Week 45

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