Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa operational updates Week 44

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.

East Africa 2 Service (EAS2)

• There will be no sailing from Nhava Sheva, India (Southbound) on November 4, 2021 and from Mombasa, Kenya (Northbound) on November 18, 2021.

East Africa Service 3 (EA3)

• There will be no sailing from Mombasa, Kenya (Eastbound) expected to arrive on November 20, 2021.
  

Mediterranean West Africa Express (MWX)

• MV Merkur Ocean V0BBP4S1MA changed its West Africa rotation to Cotonou, Benin – Apapa, Nigeria – Tin Can Island, Nigeria – Ghana, Tema.

Dakar Express (DEX)

• MV AS Selina V2146N is planned to leave the service in Tangier, Morocco on November 29, 2021. This will be replaced by MV Max Schulte V2148S on the same date. MV Max Schulte V2148N will omit Nouakchott, Mauritania.
  • There will be no sailing on the following ports and dates:
    
    • Tangier, Morocco (Southbound) – November 22, 2021 and December 6, 2021
    •  Dakar, Senegal (Northbound) – November 27, 2021 and December 11, 2021

South Africa – Asia Express 2 (SA2)

• MV Cosco Ashdod V068E will omit Cape Town, South Africa.

Middle East – India – Africa Express Service (MIAX)

• MV NYK Paula V2139E will omit Apapa, Nigeria. Imports will be discharged in Tin Can Island, Nigeria.

China – Kenya Express (CKX)

• MV CMA CGM Tarpon V04IACE1MA left the service by making an additional call in Jebel Ali, UAE. All imports to Sri Lanka, Colombo and the rest of Asia were discharged in Jebel Ali. MV CMA CGM Tenere V0MEA6E1MA will call Jebel Ali, UAE to take all the imports to Sri Lanka and the rest of the Asian ports.

Asia – Red Sea Service (AR1)

• MV YM Orchid V170E will omit Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Eastbound). There are no import cargos onboard this vessel.

Red Sea Feeder 6 (RS6)

• MV Jan Ritscher V891E omitted Port Sudan, Sudan due to port congestion caused by the ongoing strike. Vessel sailed from Port Sudan anchorage with all imports retained on board.

Transpacific – India – America Express (TPI)

• MV CMA CGM Butterfly changed its rotation in India by calling Nhava Sheva prior Mundra.

Indamex 2 (IN2)

• MV APL California changed its phase in rotation and called Mundra, India before Port Qasim, Pakistan.
• MV Aldebaran V002E will leave the service in Port Qasim, Pakistan and is planned to arrive in Port Qasim on November 12, 2021. Import cargos on board will connect to the next available vessel.
  
• MV Northern Discovery V003E will leave the service in Port Qasim, Pakistan and is planned to arrive in Port Qasim on November 13, 2021. Import cargos on board will connect to the next available vessel.
  

Transpacific – East Coast Loop 5 (EC5)

• MV Hyundai Faith V097E will reinstate the Colombo, Sri Lanka call in the port rotation.