Here's a schedule update for our ANP service

• Current Rotation: Philadelphia, US -> Charleston, US -> Panama Canal, PA -> Balboa, PA -> Tauranga, NZ -> Sydney, AU -> Melbourne, AU -> Port Chalmers, NZ -> Tauranga, NZ -> (Panama Canal) -> Manzanillo, PA  -> Cartagena, CO -> Philadelphia, US

• New Rotation: Philadelphia, US -> Savannah, US -> Panama Canal, PA -> Balboa, PA -> Tauranga, NZ -> Sydney, AU -> Melbourne, AU -> Port Chalmers, NZ -> Tauranga, NZ -> (Panama Canal) -> Manzanillo, PA -> Cartagena, CO -> Philadelphia, US

In case you'd like to plan ahead, please find below the first Savannah, US port call, including vessel voyage, port and week:

***Update April 5, 2024***

Here's an exciting update for your cargo planning. The Panama Port Authority has recently introduced additional transit slots per day. As a result we will be able to transit the Panama Canal on our ANP service from May 10, 2024. Our two-loop service will then return to its original rotation, including the northbound call at Cartagena, CO. The first vessel to transit the Panama Canal will be MV Maersk Iverness V.419S with an Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) of May 17, 2024.

For your reference, we have included below the new and previous rotation:

• Current Service rotation: Philadelphia, US –> Charleston, US –> Manzanillo, PA
  (rail to) Balboa, PA –> Tauranga, NZ –> Sydney, AU –> Melbourne, AU –> Port Chalmers, NZ –> Tauranga, NZ –> Balboa, PA (rail to) Manzanillo, PA –> Philadelphia, US
  
  
• New Service rotation: Philadelphia, US –> Charleston, US –> Panama Canal, PA ->
  Balboa, PA –> Tauranga, NZ –> Sydney, AU –> Melbourne, AU –> Port Chalmers, NZ –> Tauranga, NZ –> Panama Canal, PA –> Manzanillo, PA -> Cartagena, CO –> Philadelphia, US
   

***Update February 27, 2024***

Following our update from January 19, 2024 and the improved operating conditions in Australia, here's an exciting update for your cargo planning. Effective March 2024, we will reinstate our direct call at Sydney, Australia on our North America East Coast - New Zealand - Australia (ANP) service.

Impact on your cargo planning:

The MV Maersk Bali V.409S/413N will be the first vessel calling Sydney, Australia directly again.
All Brisbane, Australia cargo will be discharged in Sydney, Australia and transshipped on the “SEA” service.
For your reference, we have included below the new and previous rotation:

• New service rotation: Philadelphia, US -> Charleston, US -> Manzanillo, PA (rail to) Balboa, PA -> Tauranga, NZ -> Sydney, AU -> Melbourne, AU -> Port Chalmers, NZ -> Tauranga, NZ -> Balboa, PA (rail to) Manzanillo, PA -> Philadelphia, US
  
  
• Previous service rotation (for reference): Philadelphia, US -> Charleston, US -> Manzanillo, PA (rail to) Balboa, PA -> Tauranga, NZ -> Brisbane, AU -> Melbourne, AU -> Port Chalmers, NZ -> Tauranga, NZ -> Balboa, PA (rail to) Manzanillo, PA -> Philadelphia, US

** Update January 19, 2024

With the omission of Sydney, Australia in our ANP service as a result from the strikes in Australia we have an update for your cargo planning. All Sydney, Australia cargo will be routed via Melbourne, Australia on our CAT service starting with MV Maersk Inverness 404S.

*** Update January 12, 2024

As a result of the latest restrictions imposed by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the ongoing strike situation in Australia, our ANP service’s schedule will be temporarily modified.

In Panama, the ACP has instructed that the vessels that used to transit the Panama Canal will have to omit this passage to safeguard the water levels in the Gatun Lake. During this time, all cargo will be transported on a “land bridge” that will cover the 80km crossing via rail.

With the current operational conditions in Australia, we will be adding a new weekly port call in Brisbane, Australia to replace the current port call in Sydney, Australia, which will be removed from the service rotation.

With your cargo planning in mind, please note that these are temporary schedule changes until the conditions allow free transit through the Panama Canal again. Similarly, we will continue to monitor the operational conditions in Australia to review our rotation.

Impact to the service
The 11 vessels on the service will be maintained but split into two loops:

• The Pacific loop will maintain the present calls in Oceania, but add a call in Balboa, Panama where the vessels will turn around and sail back to Oceania.
• The Atlantic loop will similarly add a call in Manzanillo, Panama, where we will have a discharge call followed by a load call.
• The two loops will be connected by the Panama Canal Rail Service between Balboa and Manzanillo. Reefers will remain under power during the transit.
• To protect the transit time to the US East Coast, we will be omitting Cartagena, Colombia.
  

For your reference, we have included below the current and new rotation.

• Current service rotation: Philadelphia, US – Charleston, US – Balboa, PA – Tauranga, NZ – Sydney, AU – Melbourne, AU – Port Chalmers, NZ – Tauranga, NZ – Manzanillo, PA – Philadelphia, US
• New Service rotation: Philadelphia, US – Charleston, US – Manzanillo, PA/Balboa, PA – Tauranga, NZ – Brisbane, AU – Melbourne, AU – Port Chalmers, NZ – Tauranga, NZ – Balboa, PA/Manzanillo, PA – Philadelphia, US
  
  
• MV Maersk Bali 352S/405N will be the first vessel calling Brisbane, Australia directly.

All Sydney, Australia cargo will be discharged in Tauranga, New Zealand and transshipped to the “Polaris” service to Sydney, Australia.

If you should have additional questions or comments concerning these changes, please reach out to our teams at your preferred location. They will assist you with your individual situation.