Week 11 - Asia & Oceania Operational Update

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GEMINI Asia Gulf Express (AGX)

·         Seaspan Ganges 611E will induce INPAV call for discharge (omit AEJEA) & LKCMB call for loading & phase out at SIN after full discharge.

·         Seaspan Amazon 612E will induce INNSA call (omit AEJEA).

·         Vung Tau Express 607WR will induce KRPUS call & further plans are under review, along with a AEJEA omission confirmed.

·         Maersk Emden 609W & Maersk Ensenada 610W will end the voyage at CNNGB.

·         Extra Loader – Valencia Express from NGB-PUS-TPP.

·         Start of SE4 service – Effective vessel Maersk Elba, phase in TXG 13 March.

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE1)

·         Hamburg Express 602E phases out from NE1 in WK9 at Singapore and will be replaced by Manila Maersk. Phase out plan for Hamburg Express finalized.

·         Genova Express 603E phases out from NE1 in WK10 at Singapore and will be replaced by Milan Maersk. Phase out plan sent out and under discussion.

·         Damietta Express 604E phases out from NE1 in WK11 at Tanjung Pelepas and will be replaced by Al Nefud. Phase out plan to be shared

·         Bangkok Express 605E phases out from NE1 in WK12 and will be replaced by Mumbai Maersk

·         Wilhelmshaven Express 606E phase phases out from NE1 in WK13 and will be replaced by Al Zubara.

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE2)

·         Al Nefud 603E/612W phases out NE2 in WK11, Ningbo 20 March replacing Damietta Express

·         Genova Express phase into NE2 in WK11, Shanghai 11 March replacing Milan Maersk

·         Damietta Express phases into NE2 in WK12, Shanghai 18 March replacing Hanoi Express

·         Hanoi Express takes NE2 position in WK13, Shanghai 25 March replacing Mumbai Maersk

·         Bangkok Express phases into NE2 in WK14, Shanghai 1 April replacing Singapore Express

·         Singapore Express takes NE2 position in WK15, Shanghai 8 April replacing Manchester Maersk

·         Wilhelmshaven Express phases into NE2 in WK16, Shanghai 15 April replacing Murica Maersk

·         Manila Express phases into NE2 in WK17, Shanghai 22 April replacing Marstal Maersk

·         Busan Express phases into NE2 in WK18, Shanghai 29 April replacing Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller

·         Berlin Express phases into NE2 in WK19, Shanghai 6 May replacing Merete Maersk

·         Gdansk Express phases into NE2 in WK20, Shanghai 13 May replacing Margarethe Maersk

·         Rotterdam Express phases into NE2 in WK21, Shanghai 20 May replacing Marchen Maersk

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE3)

·         Marit Maersk 604E omits Singapore for schedule recovery.

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE4)

• Majestic Maersk and Munkebo Maersk swapping positions, Majestic Maersk advancing to WK9.

Majestic Maersk 609W is omitting TAO for schedule recovery, exports to be arranged via shuttle connection JPO LIBRA TAO-YTN back to Majestic.

• Majestic Maersk restrict discharge under EB call in MYTPP for better berth line up, rest will ROB for WB TPP discharge. 3x BBK will be discharged and load on MATZ MAERSK

GEMINI Asia South Europe 1 (SE1)

• Maersk Campton 604E phasing out at Ningbo 3 March (WK11).
• UMM QARN 611W is phasing back into SE1 on WK11, 13 march at Ningbo.

GEMINI Asia South Europe 1 (SE2)

• No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI Asia South Europe 1 (SE3)

• VMS in week 9
• BRUSSELS MAERSK 602E p/o in week 9 at TAO.

GEMINI PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 1 COGH - (WC1)

• MAERSK ALFIRK 605W will slide 1 week to wk 10 due to CNY blank sailing with an agreed Nansha omission transitioning into the new proforma. NSA imports will be discharged at YTN for further t/s if any.
• CAUQUENES 611E will phase in wk 11, replacing GERD MAERSK. GERD MAERSK will phase out at YTN after full discharge. VUT imports will be t/s onto MSK ANTARES 606W & NSA imports will t/s via 3PF if any.
• MAERSK ANTARES 612E will slide 2 wks to wk 12, replacing GUNVOR MAERSK. GUNVOR MAERSK will directly discharge YTN & VUT cargoes onboard & NSA imports will t/s via 3PF if any.
• MAERSK ALTAIR 613E will phase in wk 13 to replace MAERSK EUNAPOLIS.

GEMINI PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 1 COGH – (WC2)

• GERNER MAERSK 605W/610E will double slide in wk 8 (agreed CNY blank sailing) & wk 9, taking over wk 10 position under 610E, replacing MAERSK ALTAIR. MAERSK ALTAIR will fully discharge at PUS, TXG imports will t/s onto BS5 UTE 609N, TAO imports t/s via NAX Phoebe 0010S, SHA imports via WC2 GERNER MSK.
• GERD MAERSK 611E will phase in wk 11, replacing MAERSK CANDOR.

GEMINI PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 1 COGH – (WC3)

• SAN FERNANDO 605W will phase out for CNY blank sailing in wk 9.
• GSL ALEXANDRA 611E will phase in wk 11, replacing MAERSK SYDNEY. SHA/PUS/YOK imports will be discharged at YTN & t/s onto WC3 Northern Jaguar 612E
• NORTHERN JAGUAR 612E will phase in wk 12, replacing NORWALK.

GEMINI PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 1 COGH – (WC4)

• FRANKFURT EXPRESS 606W will phase out for CNY blank sailing in wk 9. SHA imports will t/s onto  US2 Corcovado 610E via NGB, PUS imports will t/s onto US1 GSL Alexandra 602W via NGB.
• FRANKFURT EXPRESS 611E will phase in wk 11, replacing MAERSK LEBU. SHA/PUS imports will be discharged at NGB for t/s onto KOSTAS K 612E.
• MAERSK SARNIA 608E omit NGB for recovery, NGB imports discharged at SHA for double t/s via US2 KUALA LUMPUR EXPRESS 608E from SHA-PUS and from PUS-NGB via WC5 COLORADO EXPRESS 610E.
• KOSTAS K 612E will phase in wk 12, replacing CHICAGO EXPRESS.

GEMINI PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 1 COGH – (WC5)

• No reported issue nor known disruption.

GEMINI ASIA US EAST COAST 1 COGH - (US1)

• Following vessels will phase out of service at Busan due to CNY blank sailings.

Ø  GSL ALEXANDRA 602W

·         MAERSK STADELHORN 610E phase in week 10 at NGB replacing MAERSK STRALSUND 603W.

GEMINI ASIA US EAST COAST 1 COGH – (US2)

• MUNDRA EXPRESS 609E will phase in wk 9, replacing CAUQUENES at NGB. CAUQUENES will phase out with full discharge at SHA. PUS imports will be t/s onto MUNDRA EXPRESS via SHA, NGB imports will be double t/s via SHA on MAERSK SARNIA 608E to PUS and further t/s onto COLORADO EXPRESS 610E to NGB.

GEMINI ASIA US EAST COAST 1 COGH – (US3)

• MAERSK FINISTERE 609E will phase in week 09 replacing MAERSK STADELHORN 603W.
• SAN FERNANDO 611E will phase in week 11 replacing NORTHERN JAGUAR 605W.
• GSL CHRISTEN 612E will phase in week 12 replacing KOSTAS K 606W.

GEMINI SHUTTLE – TSS

• ALS KRONOS 611E phases in at LCH on 13 March (WK11).

GEMINI SHUTTLE – VS1

• CNY Blank sailing WK9 Merkur Archipelago, resume voyage as of 10 March at Haiphong.

GEMINI SHUTTLE – TCS

• SAVNNAH replacing SYNERGY KEELUNG 17 March (WK12) in XMN.

GEMINI SHUTTLE – BS1

• CNY Blank sailing WK9 JPO Libra 609S/610N, resume voyage as of 11 Mar Dalian.

GEMINI SHUTTLE – BS5

• Synergy Busan will blank TXG-TPP leg in WK11. TXG-TPP will be covered by Methoni, PUS-TXG will be covered by Seaspan Rio de Janeiro.

GEMINI SHUTTLE – TSX

• No reported issue nor known disruption

NON-GEMINI

Oceania

China Australia Service (CAT)

• There will be no sailings in week 9 and 16.

North Asia - Australia Service (NAX)

• There will be no sailings in week 13 and 20.
• Ever Strong 0127N to phase out at NGB in week 12.
•  ITAL Unica will phase in at PUS in week 12 to replace Ever Strong.

South East Asia - Australia Service (SAL)

• CMA CGM Tanya 605N phase out at SIN in week 10, all PKG/TPP/SIN imports for direct discharge.
• CMA CGM Tigris 610S phase in at PKG in week 10 to replace CMA CGM Tanya.

South East Asia - Australia Loop 3 (S2A)

• Hansa Asia 611N phase out at SIN in week 13. TPP/SIN imports for direct discharge.
• Bach 613S phase in at TPP in week 13 to replace Hansa Asia.

IRT Asia Services

Jakarta Feeder (JKF)

• IN1 Maersk Chattogram phase-out JKT 5^th March, Meratus Tomini phase-in JKT 05^th March

Singapore Surabaya Loop (SS1)

• IN2 BRICKELL 14-day Sliding, 1^st affected voyage from 607N at SEM –to be slide to 609N.

Vietnam Cambodia China (VCS)

• NORDBALTIC CNSHK omission due to CNY congestion. Cargoes discharged in CNYTN.

Latin America Services

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

• YOKOHAMA EXPRESS 2547W/2608E will be omitting CNNGB. CNNGB ladens will be discharged at KRPUS EB and NGB empties will be discharged at CNSHA.

Africa Services

EAST AFRICA SERVICE 3 (EA3)

•  CALANDRA 606W will be omitting MYPKG WB. MYPKG WB cargoes will be discharged at SGSIN. For further T/S under each line’s costs and arrangements.
• NAVIOS SUMMER 552E will be omitting MYPKG EB and CNNSA EB. MYPKG imports will be discharged at SGSIN EB for further T/S under each line’s cost and arrangements. CNNSA ladens to be ROB for CNNSA WB discharge under each line’s cost and arrangement. CNNSA empties to be discharged at CNTAO w/o further T/S.

ASIA WEST AFRICA SERVICE (AWA)

• CSCL AFRICA 2549E/ 2610W will be omitting CNTAO. CNTAO ladens will be discharged at SGSIN and CNTAO empties to be discharged at CNSHA.
• MAERSK AMAZON 601E / 607W will be omitting CNNSA. CNNSA cargoes will be discharged at MYTPP.

Higher waiting times and operational disruptions can be expected across Asia ports effective WK8 due to upcoming Chinese New Year Holiday and start of Ramadan.

• Shanghai (Yangshan) – Average waiting time of approximately 36 hours for Gemini, 48-72hr for non-Gemini services.
• Ningbo – Average waiting time of around 12 hours for Gemini services and 12-24 hours for non-Gemini services.
• Qingdao – Average waiting time of <24 hours.
• Singapore – Average waiting time 12 hours for Gemini services and up to 25 hours for non-Gemini services. Experiencing high yard density.
• Tanjung Pelepas – 10 hours average waiting time, improvement as of WK10.
• Busan – Average waiting time of approximately 36 - 49 hours at PNC and PNIT, 4-12 hr for HPNT and GWCT.
• Yantian (CNYTN) – NIL waiting time.
• Nansha (CNNSA) – Average waiting time of 12-24 hours.
• Keelung (TWKEL) – Average waiting time of 12 hours.
• Sydney – Average waiting time of 0-12 hours.
• Melbourne – Average waiting time of 48 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.

• All Trade: 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.