Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and Africa Operational Updates Week 42

Please find below the latest operational updates for the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa. You can also get an overview of more operational updates here.

Indamex 2 (IN2)

• There was no sailing from Port Qasim, Pakistan (Westbound) on October 9, 2021 and there will be no sailing from New York, USA on November 14, 2021.

• Extra vessel Dallas Express V01W/E expected to arrive in Mundra, India (Westbound) on October 26, 2021 and New York, USA (Eastbound) on November 26, 2021 is canceled.

Mediterranean West Africa Express (MWX)

• MV Heron Hunter V2138N will further change its West Africa rotation to Cotonou, Benin – Apapa, Nigeria –– Tincan, Nigeria - Tema, Ghana.

• MV Giselle A V39N21 will change its rotation in Nigeria to call Apapa before Tincan Islan.

India – Europe Express (IEX)

• MV Tokyo Bay V2137W will omit Vizag, India for schedule recovery measures. Imports to Vizag will be discharged in Colombo, Sri Lanka for further connection to their final port of destination.

Indian Ocean Service (IOS)

• Vessels Kyoto Express V1345W, Sofia Express V1346W and Osaka Express V1347W will omit Hazira, India. In addition, vessels Kyoto Express V1346W and Osaka Express V1347W will omit Nhava Sheva, India. Imports to these ports will discharged in Jebel Ali, UAE for further connection to the final ports of destinatio.

Gulf – East Mediterranean Container Service (GEM)

• MV Judith Schulte V010E will perform an additional call to Abu Dhabi, UAE on November 11, 2021 and will leave the service from there, after discharging all cargos. MV OOCL Memphis V068W will join the service in Abu Dhabi, UAE on the same date to replace MV Judith Schult.

Far East – Europe Loop 5 (FE5)

• MV ONE Grus V013W will omit Colombo, Sri Lanka for schedule recovery measures. Colombo imports will discharge in Jebel Ali, UAE for further connection to final ports of destinatio.

East Africa 2 Service (EAS2)

• MV Northern Vigour V02S9ZS1MA will advance by one week into the next southbound voyage and is now expected to arrive in Nhava Sheva on October 24, 2021. MV Mombasa Express V2142S will adjust its schedule by one week and will arrive in Nhava Sheva on October 28, 202.

• MV Northern Vigour V02SA1S1MA will omit Mundra, Nhava Sheva for schedule recovery measures. Mundra imports will be discharged in Nhava Sheva, India for further connection to their final port of destinatio.

Transpacific – India – America Express (TPI)

• MV Athenian V1141W will change its India port rotation by calling Mundra before Nhava Sheva.

South Africa Express (SAX)

• MV MSC Arica VNZ137A will phase out in Cape Town, and will omit Coega and Durban, South Africa. The port omission cargo arrangement plan is still to be advised. Vessel MSC Alessia will phase in Durban, South Africa on voyage NZ143R to replace MV MSC Arica.