G6 Cuts Four Peak Season Sailings

Members of the G6 Alliance are cancelling four Asia-Europe sailings in July and August in response to reduced market demand.

APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line already dropped two Asia – Europe sailings in June.

The new void sailings are for the following services and weeks:

• Loop 6 service in week 31 (westbound ETA Kaohsiung 31st of July 2015). The westbound Kaohsiung call and the eastbound Jebel Ali call will be added into Loop 7 in the respective week. The westbound Colombo and Nansha calls will be added into Loop 4 and the Fuzhou call will be added into Loop 5.
• Loop 7 service in week 32 (westbound ETA Qingdao 3rd of August 2015). The westbound Qingdao call will be added into Loop 4 in the respective week, with the newly added Gdansk call being covered by the Loop 5 in the respective week.
• Loop 4 service in week 33 (westbound ETA Ningbo 14th of August 2015). The westbound Le Havre call will be added into Loop 6 in the respective week.
• Loop 5 service in week 34 (westbound ETA Kwangyang 21st of August 2015). The westbound Kwangyang and Pusan calls will be added into Loop 6 in the respective week.