Here's your operational overview for the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa - week 9
February is now behind us - here you will find the latest operational developments in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and
Africa.Asia – Gulf Express 3 (AG3)
- MV YM Welcome V029W/E will resume calls to Hamad, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, UAE
- MV Al Dhail V021W/E will omit Hamad, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, UAE
- On the following dates, there will be no sailings from Busan, South Korea (westbound) and from Jebel Ali, UAE (eastbound)
| Busan, South Korea | Jebel Ali, UAE |
|---|---|
| March 2, 2022 | March 27, 2022 |
| March 16, 2022 | April 10, 2022 |
Kuwait Feeder (KWF)
- MV Belgian Express V359W/E will omit Shuwaikh, Kuwait and will call Mundra, India. On voyages 360W/E and 361W/E, the vessel will make a call to Jubail, Saudi Arabia after Shuwaikh
Indian Ocean Service 3 (IO3)
- MV CMA CGM Cendrillon V0PE2WE1MA / V0PE3BW1MA will omit Abu Dhabi, UAE and imports will discharge in Jebel Ali, UAE for further connection to their final port of delivery
- MV Koi V0PE2YE1MA / V0PE3DW1MA will Abu Dhabi, UAE and Port Qasim, Pakistan and imports will discharge in Jebel Ali, UAE for further connection to their final port of delivery
Indian Ocean Service (IOS)
- MV Sofia Express V1254E / V2309W will omit Karachi, Pakistan and imports will discharge in Jebel Ali, UAE for further connection to their final port of delivery
Gulf – East Mediterranean Service (GEM)
- MV Colombo Express V2201E / V2208W will omit Hamad, Qatar and imports will discharge in Jebel Ali, UAE for further connection to their final port of delivery
Indian Subcontinent – Mediterranean Express (IMX)
- MV Xin Pu Dong V256E / V257W will omit Hamad, Qatar and Karachi, Pakistan for schedule recovery. Imports will be discharged in Jebel Ali, UAE for further connection to their final port of delivery
Gulf – East Mediterranean Service (GEM)
- MV Frankfurt Express V2202E / V2209W will omit Dammam, Saudi Arabia for schedule recovery. Imports will be discharged in Jebel Ali, UAE for further connection to their final port of delivery
Mediterranean – West Africa Express (MWX)
MV Giselle A V2208S/N will call Apapa before Tin Can in Nigeria
South Africa Express (SAF also known as SAX)
- MV Paris II VNZ206A will omit Durban, South Africa, and imports will discharge in Coega (southbound), South Africa to connect with MV Northern Defender for further connection to their final port of delivery. On voyage NZ212R, the vessel will omit the Coega northbound call
West Europe – West Africa Service (WWA)
- MV Northern Power V2207S/N will omit Libreville, Gabon
West Africa Express (WAX)
- There will be no sailing from Tangier, Morocco (southbound) on March 14 and from Tema, Ghana (northbound) on April 3
East Africa Service 2 (EA2)
- MV AS Nora V02SAUN1MA / V02SB1S1MA will omit Mundra, India. The discharge port for import cargo will be advised in due course
- The following vessels / voyages that will omit Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania:
| Vessel | Voyage |
|---|---|
| MV Mombasa Express | 2208S/N |
| MV As Nora | 02SB1S1MA / 02SB2N1MA |
| MV Northern Vigour | 2213S/N |
| MV Emirates Asante | 2216S/N |
| MV Mombasa Express | 2218S/N |
- On the following dates, there will be no sailings from Nhava Sheva (southbound) and from Mombasa, Kenya (northbound):
|
Nhava Sheva, India |
Mombasa, Kenya |
|---|---|
| March 17, 2022 | March 31, 2022 |
| April 7, 2022 | April 21, 2022 |
East Africa Service 3 (EA3) and East Africa 4 (EA4)
- The existing EA3 service which calls East African ports Mombasa, Kenya and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania will be split into two services. The current EA3 will focus only Mombasa, Kenya and EA4, a new service, will call Dar Es Salaam.
- The revised rotation and vessel sequence for the EAS3 service is outlined as follows: Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Nansha – Singapore – Port Kelang (west port) – Mombasa – Port Kelang (west port) – Singapore – Nansha
| Vessel | Voyage |
Qingdao, China |
Mombasa, Kenya |
|---|---|---|---|
| MV Kota Machan | 171W/E | March 13, 2022 |
April 07, 2022 |
| MV Kota Gadang | 172W/E | March 20, 2022 |
April 14, 2022 |
| No sailing | 173W/E | March 27, 2022 |
April 21, 2022 |
| MV Thorstar | 174W/E | April 03, 2022 |
April 28, 2022 |
| MV Kota Gaya | 175W/E | April 10, 2022 |
May 05, 2022 |
| MV Kota Kamil | 176W/E | April 17, 2022 |
May 12, 2022 |
| MV GSL Lalo | 177W/E | April 24, 2022 |
May 19, 2022 |
| MV Athena | 178W/E | May 01, 2022 | May 26, 2022 |
- The new rotation and vessel sequence for the EAS4 service is outlined as follows: Shanghai – Ningbo – Nansha - Singapore – Port Kelang (west port) – Dar-Es-Salaam – Port Kelang (West port) – Singapore – Shanghai
| Vessel | Voyage | Shanghai, China | Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania |
|---|---|---|---|
| MV Northern Valence | 230W/E | March 10, 2022 | April 03, 2022 |
| MV Pontresina | 231W/E | March 17, 2022 | April 10, 2022 |
| MV Kota Karim | 232W/E | March 24, 2022 | April 17, 2022 |
| No sailing | 233W/E | March 31, 2022 |
April 24, 2022 |
| MV Kota Kaya | 234W/E | April 7, 2022 | May 1, 2022 |
| MV NYK Clara | 235W/E | April 14, 2022 | May 8, 2022 |
| MV Kota Makmur | 236W/E | April 21, 2022 | May 15, 2022 |
| MV Porto | 237W/E | April 28, 2022 | May 22, 2022 |