G6 cancels Asia-Europe sailings on slackening demand as peak season ends

Time:2015-09-15 Browse:68 Author:RISINGSUN
MEMBERS of the G6 Alliance - APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, MOL, NYK and OOCL - will cancel more Asia-Europe sailings as demand slackens at the end of the peak season.

"Loop 6 service in week 44, 48 and 52, westbound ETA Fuzhou, 29 October, 26 November and 24 December 2015," said the press release dated September 14.

"Kaohsiung will be added as a westbound call, while Jebel Ali will be inserted on the eastbound leg of Loop 7. The westbound Colombo and Xiamen calls will be added into Loop 4," said the G6 statement.

Loop 7 service in week 45 and 49, westbound ETA Qingdao, 2 November and 30 November 2015 Qingdao will be added to Loop 4 on the westbound leg in the corresponding week, while Gdansk, Gothenburg and Antwerp calls being covered by Loop 5 on the eastbound direction during the same timeframe, it said. 

Loop 4 service in week 46 and 50, westbound ETA Ningbo, 13 November and 11 December 2015. The westbound Le Havre call will be covered by Loop 6 in the respective week. 

Loop 5 service in week 47 and 51, westbound ETA Kwangyang, 20 November and 18 December 2015. The westbound Kwangyang and Busan calls will be added in Loop 7 in the respective week.

Loop 1 service in week 53, westbound ETA Kobe 2 January 2016

"The G6 Alliance continues to offer a variety of services between Asia and Europe covering all major port pairs with weekly sailings, and to make further service adjustments where necessary," said the statement.