Maersk and CMA CGM adjust ocean services between Asia and Europe

Maersk adjusts capacity in its Asia - Europe service network; CMA CGM adds a new direct call to Vietnam in is FAL3 service.
Maersk Line will adjust its Asia - Europe capacity in line with changing market demand, temporarily withdrawing its AE9 service from the network in mid-November.
The AE9 accounts for approximately 10% of Maersk Line's Asia - Europe service network capacity, and Maersk plans to reinstate the service according to market demand.
After the Chinese New Year, Maersk expects to remove capacity once again in line with market demand levels.
CMA CGM will introduce a new direct call to Vietnam on its Asia - Northern Europe (FAL3) service, effective November 9th.       
The FAL3 service, which deploys ten 8,500-9,500 TEU vessels and serves all of China (North, South and Central), will call Westbound at the new deepwater port of Cai Mep.
Besides the local market, CMA CGM will also cover the secondary ports of Haiphong, Danang and Qui Nhon through dedicated feeders.
The rotation of this new service, which will be operated in 70 days, will be: Qingdao > Ningbo > Chiwan > Nansha > Yantian > Cai Mep > Port Kelang > Malta > Le Havre > Dunkirk > Zeebrugge > Hamburg > Rotterdam > Zeebrugge > Southampton > Beirut > Jeddah > Port Kelang > Qingdao.