G6 Drops Four More Asia-Europe Sailings

Six container lines forming the G6 Alliance have cancelled four more peak season Asia-Europe sailings 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 six Asia-Europe sailings throughout June and July.

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

• Loop 6 service in week 36 (westbound ETA Kaohsiung 03 September 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 37 (westbound ETA Qingdao 07 September 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 38 (westbound ETA Ningbo 18 September 2015). The westbound Le Havre call will be added into Loop 6 in the respective week.
• Loop 5 service in week 39 (westbound ETA Kwangyang 25 September 2015). The westbound Kwangyang and Pusan calls will be added in other loops in the respective week.