2018 Golden Week Blank Sailing Updates

Due to the anticipated slowdown in demand during and after the Golden Week holiday, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company plans to exclude sailings during this period, followed by a temporary structural adjustment to its Asia-Europe network.

The change will help us to match capacity with the expected weaker market demand for shipping services.

MSC plans to suspend the Swan service during this period, with a view to restoring the service, provided that market demand recovers towards the end of the year.

However, you may continue to place bookings as usual as we are arranging alternate routings.

Starting week 39, POD Le Havre will be cancelled from Lion service and induced on Condor service, until further notice.

WEEK 39 OMISSION
SWAN service
Voyage FW 839W, ETD Qingdao 29.09
To and Via: Rotterdam, Felixstowe and Antwerp
All shipments from Qingdao, Busan, Ningbo, Yantian will be served via alternatives services.

POL Yantian will be induced on Shogun service, Mogens Maersk 839W

WEEK 40 OMISSIONS
SWAN Service
Voyage FW 840W, ETD Qingdao 06.10
To and Via: Rotterdam, Felixstowe and Antwerp
All shipments from Qingdao, Busan, Ningbo and Yantian will be served via alternative services

ALBATROSS service
Voyage FB840, ETD Dalian 01.10
To and Via: Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Gothenburg, Aarhus and Wilhelmshaven
All shipments from Dalian, Xingang, Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian and Tanjung Pelepas will be served
via alternative services

POL Yantian will be induced on Shogun service, Elly Maersk 840W. And POD Rotterdam will be induced on
Lion service, 841W

WEEK 41 OMISSION
SWAN service
Voyage FW 841W, ETD Qingdao 13.10
To and Via: Rotterdam, Felixstowe and Antwerp
All shipments from Qingdao, Busan, Ningbo and Yantian will be served via alternative services

POL Yantian will be induced on Shogun service, Edith Maersk 841W.


Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this blanking, please contact your MSC local offices.