Week 21 – Asia & Oceania Operational Update

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GEMINI Asia Gulf Express (AGX)

• Temporal suspension of AGX service.

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE1)

• Berlin Express 612E phases out from NE1 and will be replaced by Monaco Maersk in WK20.
• Gdansk Express 613E phases out from NE1 and will be replaced by Al Muraykh in WK21.
• Rotterdam Express 608E phases out from NE1 and will be replaced by Munich Maersk in WK22.

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE2)

• Berlin Express phases into NE2 in WK21, Shanghai 20 May replacing Marchen Maersk
• Gdansk Express phases into NE2 in WK22, Shanghai 27 May replacing Al Muraykh.

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE3)

• Margarethe Maersk phases in WK20, Shanghai 16 May replacing Monaco Maersk.
• Paris Express phases in WK21, Shanghai 23 May replacing VMS.

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE4)

• MERETE MAERSK 619W will phase in WK19, Qingdao 8 May replacing METTE MAERSK.
• EUGEN MAERSK 619W will phase in WK21, Qingdao 22 May sliding MARY MAERSK by one week.

GEMINI Asia South Europe (SE4)

• ALETTE MAERSK 620W to phase in wk 20 position.
• A.P. MOLLER 622W to phase in wk 21 position
• MAERSK EL BOSQUE 623W to phase in wk 22 position.

GEMINI PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 1 COGH – (WC3)

• TAURANGA MAERSK 622E will phase in wk 22, replacing MAERSK LIRQUEN. MAERSK LIRQUEN will direct discharge YTN imports, SHA/PUS/YOK imports will be discharged at YTN & t/s onto TAURANGA MAERSK 622E.
• NORTHERN JAGUAR 620E omits SHA. Exports to be loaded on US2 TSINGTAO EXPRESS 620E & connected back to PUS, imports to be discharged at PUS & t/s on BS1 JPO LIBRA 622N.

GEMINI ASIA US EAST COAST 1 COGH – (US2)

• TSINGTAO EXPRESS 620E will phase in wk 20, replacing KUALA LUMPUR EXPRESS. KUALA LUMPUR EXPRESS will direct discharge NGB imports. SHA/PUS imports will be discharged at NGB & t/s onto TSINGTAO EXPRESS 620E. TSINGTAO EXPRESS 620E omits NGB due to drydock delays. NGB exports will be loaded on MONTREAL EXPRESS 001E & connect back at PUS.
• KUALA LUMPUR EXPRESS 621E will phase in wk 21, replacing MUNDRA EXPRESS. MUNDRA EXPRESS will direct discharge NGB/SHA imports. PUS imports will be discharged at SHA & t/s onto KUALA LUMPUR EXPRESS 621E.

GEMINI SHUTTLE – KS1

• REN JIAN 8 is replacing GRASMERE MAERSK at KAN in WK21

GEMINI SHUTTLE – BS3

• ESL DANA is replacing GOOD PROSPECT 15 May at TXG (WK20).

NON-GEMINI

Oceania

China Australia Service (CAT)

• There will be no sailing in week 23 and 30.

North Asia - Australia Service (NAX)

• HMM PARAMOUNT 0093S to omit TAO in week 21 for schedule recovery.
• There will be no sailing in week 22 and 28.
• ITAL UNICA 0191N phase out at TAO in week 27, P/O rotation PUS-NGB-TAO. SHA imports T/S via PUS onto HMM PARAMOUNT 0094S.
• EVER SUPERB 0115S phase in at PUS in week 27 to replace ITAL UNICA.

South East Asia - Australia Service (SAL)

• CMA CGM TIGRIS 620N phase out at SIN in week 24, P/O rotation TPP-PKG-SIN.
• CMA CGM SAMSON 624S phase in at PKG in week 24 to replace CMA CGM TIGRIS.

South East Asia - Australia Loop 2 (SEA)

• DAMMAM EXPRESS 626N phase out at SIN in week 29, P/O rotation TPP-SIN.
• MEHUIN 629S phase in at TPP in week 29 to replace DAMMAM EXPRESS.

South East Asia - Australia Loop 3 (S2A)

• BACH 620N phase out at SIN in week 22, P/O rotation TPP-SIN.
• DAPHNE 622S phase in at TPP in week 22 to replace DAMMAM EXPRESS.

IRT Asia Services

Belawan Feeder (BWF)

• No sailing in week 20 due to natural slide from severe delays.

China Philippines Feeder (CPF)

• HLC CPF – TOKYO EXPRESS 620S COR PHMNL-PHSFS-PHBTG

Japan Express (JPX)

• JPX/NPF - CONTSHIP WAY ONAEJN JPOIT Omission.

Singapore Surabaya Loop (SS1)

• No sailing 621S/621N - Slide Brickell 621S to 622S & OEL Rudra 621N to 622N.

Latin America Services

ANDEX SLING 1 - (AN1)

• HMM BLESSING 0038W/ 0039E will omit KEL. All KEL imports to be T/S via HKG under each COL’s cost and arrangement.
• MANZANILLO EXPRESS 2611W / 2623E will omit SHA. All SHA imports to be T/S via HKG under each COL’s cost and arrangement.

ASIA MEXICO EXPRESS  (TPM, also known as AME1).

• YOKOHAMA EXPRESS 2608W/ 2621E will omit SHA. All SHA laden will T/S via PUS WB and SHA empties will discharge at NGB under each COL’s cost and arrangement.
• SEASPAN BRAVO 0102W/ 0103E will omit NGB. All NGB imports to be T/S via PUS WB.

ASIA SAEC SERVICE 2 (AS2)

• MSC AVNI FI615R will omit HKG EB. HKG imports will be discharged at SIN EB under each COL ‘s cost and arrangement. HKG empties will be discharged at SHA.

Africa Services

EAST AFRICA SERVICE 3 (EA3)

• NAVIOS SUMMER 619W will omit PKG WB. PKG imports will be discharge at SIN WB under each COL’S cost and arrangement.
• KOTA GADANG 618W will omit PKG WB. PKG imports will be discharge at SIN WB under each COL’S cost and arrangement.

EAST AFRICA SERVICE 4 (EA4)

• GSL VALERIE 619W will omit PKG WB. PKG imports will be discharge at SIN WB under each COL’S cost and arrangement.
• KOTA SEJARAH 618W will omit PKG WB. PKG imports will be discharge at SIN WB under each COL’S cost and arrangement.

• Shanghai (Yangshan) – Average waiting time of approximately 24-48 hours for Gemini, 48-72 hr for non-Gemini services.
• Ningbo – Average waiting time of around 24 hours for Gemini services and 12-48 hours for non-Gemini services.
• Qingdao – Average waiting time of 72-96 hours. Experiencing congestion due to vessel bunching and intermittent pilot suspension due to dense fog.
• Singapore – Average waiting time 10 hours for Gemini services and 18-30 hours for non-Gemini services.
• Tanjung Pelepas – 24 hours average waiting time for GEMINI, 16 hours average for non-GEMINI.
• Busan – Average waiting time of approximately 8 hours at PNC, HPNT, GWCT, average of 20 hours at PNIT.
• Yantian (CNYTN) – Average waiting time 12-24 hours.
• Nansha (CNNSA) – Average waiting time of 24 hours.
• Jakarta (IDJKT) – Average waiting time of 36 hours.
• Sydney (AUSYD) – Average waiting time of 10 hours.

From July 1, 2024, Dangerous Goods (DG) will be prohibited for discharge at Cat Lai (Chi Minh Terminal Matchcode CATLAI 2). If you're shipping with our VIS service, please note that DG cargo with port of discharge in Ho Chi Minh (CATLAI 2) will therefore not be processed. Alternatively you can choose from the following routes via Vung Tau, VN and arrange barging at other inland container depots:

• SPITC port (MC SPITC 001): 9 km far from Cat Lai.
• Tan Cang Hiep Phuoc (MC TCHP 001): 22 km far from Cat Lai.
• Phuoc Long 3 (MC ICDPHU 002): 13 km far from Cat Lai.
• Binh Duong port (MC BINHDU 006): 22 km far from Cat Lai.
• Dong Nai port (MC ICDDON 001): 22 km far from Cat Lai.

If you require more information related to this change, please contact our customer service team at  [email protected]  who will guide you based on your individual situation.

Here's an update on the booking cancellation policy:

QQ Spot Bookings in Mainland China and Hong Kong and Taiwan:

• The cancellation fee rule for bookings following Quick Quotes Spot Terms & Conditions.
• QQS New BCF Policy

Quick Quotes (QQ) and Other Bookings (non QQ/QQS) in Mainland China and Hong Kong and Quick Quotes (QQ) in Taiwan:

• Booking cancellation fee is applicable to bookings cancelled, reduced, or no-show within 7 calendar days prior to the Estimated Time of Departure (ETD) of the first intended vessel destined to all trades excluding Intra Asia (Short Sea).
• For the Intra Asia (Short Sea) trade, the booking cancellation fee will not be applicable.

Non-Quick Quotes/Non-QQ Spot Bookings in Taiwan:

• The cancellation fee is applicable to every container cancelled or no-show within a confirmed shipment for cancellation requests after CY cut-off day at 17:30, destined to all trades excluding Intra Asia (Short Sea).
• For Intra Asia trade (Short Sea), booking cancellation fee will not be applicable.

Additional details:

• Cancellation fee rule is based on booking cancellation request date.
• Booking cancellation fee amount and general conditions based on the product, please refer to our tariff for more details.

We appreciate your continuous support to Hapag-Lloyd. Please do not hesitate to reach out to your respective Hapag-Lloyd offices for more information or email us for more detailed information.

For China:  [email protected]
For Hong Kong:  [email protected]
For Taiwan:  [email protected]

If you’re shipping from Asia, our booking window expansion is effective immediately and will remain in place until further notice

Geo from Area China / Area Southeast Asia:

• TP trade: 42 days (6 weeks)
• All other trades: 56 days (8 weeks)

Geo from Oceania / Japan / Korea:

• All trades: 56 days (8 weeks)

• If you require any assistance please do not hesitate to contact your local customer service representative in East Asia  and Oceania
• For faster BL release at destination, we encourage customers to switch from OBL to SWB however; we do understand that this is not always possible. If any assistance is needed please reach out to your local customer service documentation team.
• We recommend that you use our e-tools (Web-Booking and WEB SI) for submitting bookings and Shipper Instructions.
• For vessel/container/booking status and sailing schedules, please visit the Online Business Suite section on our website.
• Check out the Hapag-Lloyd Navigator tool for an overall glance of your current shipments.
• For Dangerous Good Cargo terminal gate acceptance, remember to send us electronic copies of their Export Hazardous Declarations to be uploaded in your DG bookings.