Important Notice: Maersk & MSC 2025 National Day Golden Week Route Adjustment Plan!

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2025-09-05 16:40

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Details of Maersk Route Adjustments

　　Facing the reduced cargo demand during the Golden Week and the shortage of labor at terminals and related operations, Maersk takes the lead in announcing plans for some blank sailings. This aims to help you respond calmly and plan your cargo shipment schedule in advance.

01 Adjustments to Asia Shuttle Services within the Asian region

　　The Asia Shuttle Services network within the Asian region will be optimized and integrated during the Golden Week, with some feeder sailing frequencies reduced and some port operation times extended. These adjustments aim to balance regional capacity and align with changes in trade activity during the holiday period.

02 Adjustments to Asia-Oceania Route (Dragon Service)

　　 The highly anticipated Dragon Service route will also undergo targeted adjustments:

　　 Affected sailings: The 540S/544N sailings operated by the vessel "GSL Vinia."

　　 Adjustment plan: Cargo originally scheduled for these sailings will be fully transferred to the subsequent 541S and 545N sailings operated by the vessel "GSL Dorothea," with the port call sequence remaining unchanged.

　　 Involved ports: Including Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Yantian, and major related ports in Australia.

For those shipping cargo on this route, please communicate promptly with your freight forwarders and suppliers to adjust cargo delivery plans, closely monitor subsequent vessel movements, and ensure timely cargo connection and loading.

03 Adjustments to Asia-Europe and Transpacific Routes

　　To match changes in market demand structure during the Golden Week, Maersk will cancel some sailings on the Asia-Europe (Far East Asia to Europe Services) and Transpacific Services. (Transpacific Services)部分航次予以取消。

MSC Route Adjustment Plan

　　MSC announced that during weeks 39 to 41, it will optimize the capacity structure of Asia-Europe routes, planning to cancel 6 sailings:

　　 Asia-Northern Europe routes: A total of 4 sailings will be canceled. This adjustment aims to alleviate the pressure of cargo volume decline from Asia to Northern Europe during the holiday, optimize vessel resource allocation, and improve overall transportation efficiency.

　　 Asia-Mediterranean routes: 2 sailings will be canceled. By reducing some capacity, this ensures supply-demand balance on this route during the holiday, maintaining stable freight rates and service quality.

　　MSC emphasizes that although some sailings are canceled, it will fully coordinate and arrange alternative service plans to ensure customers' cargo transportation needs. You can track cargo status in real time and receive the latest sailing changes and transshipment arrangements through the official MSC app.

Vif International Freight Forwarding suggests you

01 plan ahead,

review your recent cargo shipment plans immediately, especially for cargo involving the adjusted routes mentioned above, confirm space availability with freight forwarders and shipping companies as soon as possible, complete booking operations in advance, lock in sailing schedules, and avoid delays caused by tight space.

02 Choose flexibly,

if your cargo transportation time is inflexible, consider consulting freight forwarders to evaluate the feasibility of alternative routes and transportation modes (such as rail combined transport, sea-air combined transport, etc.), and develop diversified logistics plans based on cost, timeliness, and other factors to ensure timely delivery.

03 Pay attention to official information,

shipping companies will dynamically adjust plans based on port operations, weather, market cargo volume, and other actual conditions. It is recommended to bookmark the official websites of Maersk and MSC and regularly check the latest sailing announcements to stay updated and flexibly adjust logistics deployment.

Friendly reminder:

The information in this article is based on announcements from shipping companies as of September 4, 2025. Actual operations may vary due to multiple factors. It is recommended to always check the latest sailing information through official shipping company channels and arrange cargo transportation based on official data.

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