• 2015 October 5 18:08

    OOCL provides information on the recovery plans of Asia-Europe services

    Further to the G6 Alliance announcement on September 14, 2015 for the voiding of ten Asia-Europe sailings in response to changes in market demand, OOCL announces further information on the recovery plans:
    Void sailing Loop 6 Hyundai Victory (HVY) 007 W / E (ETA Fuqing(Fuzhou) on October 29, 2015 in Week 44 on WB and ETA Southampton on December 1, 2015 in Week 49 on EB)
    - Loop 4 Ludwigshafen Express (LUD) 007 W on Week 44 adds Xiamen and Colombo calls,
    o Port rotation : Ningbo – Shanghai – Xiamen - Yantian – Singapore - Colombo – Port Said – Le Havre – Southampton – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Port Said – Jeddah – Singapore – Hong Kong – Ningbo
    - Loop 7 Essen Express (ESS) 012 W / E on Week 44 WB adds Kaohsiung and on Week 49 EB adds Jebel Ali in addition to adding Kwangyang and Pusan calls for voiding Week 43 Loop 5 Essen Express (ESS) 012W / E.
    o Port rotation : Kwangyang – Pusan - Qingdao – Shanghai – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Yantian – Singapore – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Gdansk - Gothenburg – Antwerp - Southampton – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Yantian – Qingdao
    - Nansha shipment to be connected to Loop 7 Essen Express (ESS) 012 W on Week 44 WB via transshipment at Hong Kong by feeder.
    - Antwerp shipment to be transshipped at Rotterdam on feeder. Week 44 Loop 5 Hyundai Speed (HPD) 017W or Loop 7 Essen Express (ESS) 012 W can serve Antwerp direct call but transit time is long.
    Void sailing Loop 7 Hyundai Tenacity (HNT) 018 W / E (ETA Qingdao on November 2, 2015 in Week 45 on WB and ETA Rotterdam on December 7, 2015 in Week 50 on EB)
    - HNT to be phased into Week 45 Loop 4 with a Qingdao call,
    o Port rotation : Qingdao - Ningbo – Shanghai – Yantian – Singapore – Port Said – Le Havre – Southampton – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Port Said – Jeddah – Singapore – Hong Kong – Ningbo
    - Loop 5 Hyundai Speed (HPD) 017W on Week 44 adds Gdansk, Gothenburg and Antwerp calls,
    o Port rotation : Kwangyang – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo –Yantian – Singapore – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Gdansk – Gothenburg - Antwerp - Southampton – Singapore – Kwangyang
    Void sailing Loop 4 APL Raffles (RAF) 012 W / E (ETA Ningbo on November 13, 2015 in Week 46 on WB and ETA Le Havre on December 16, 2015 in Week 51 on EB)
    - Loop 6 OOCL Chongqing (OCQ) 012 W on Week 46 adds a Le Havre call,
    o Port rotation : Fuqing(Fuzhou) – Kaohsiung – Xiamen – Nansha – Shekou – Hong Kong – Singapore – Colombo – Southampton – Le Havre – Antwerp – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Jebel Ali – Shekou – Fuqing(Fuzhou)
    Void sailing Loop 5 Hyundai Hope (HHO) 009 W / E (ETA Kwangyang on November 20, 2015 in Week 47 on WB and ETA Rotterdam on December 26, 2015 in Week 52 on EB)
    - Loop 7 MOL Quintet (QIT) 008 W / E on Week 48 WB adds Kwangyang and Pusan calls in addition to adding Kaohsiung and Jebel Ali for voiding Week 48 Loop 6 OOCL Singapore (OSR) 008 W / E.
    o Port rotation : Kwangyang – Pusan - Qingdao – Shanghai – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Yantian – Singapore – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Gdansk - Gothenburg – Antwerp - Southampton – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Yantian – Qingdao
    Void sailing Loop 6 OOCL Singapore (OSR) 008 W / E (ETA Fuqing(Fuzhou) on November 26, 2015 in Week 48 on WB and ETA Southampton on December 29, 2015 in Week 1 on EB)
    - Loop 4 OOCL Bangkok (OBA) 011 W on Week 48 adds Xiamen and Colombo calls,
    o Port rotation : Ningbo – Shanghai – Xiamen - Yantian – Singapore - Colombo – Port Said – Le Havre – Southampton – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Port Said – Jeddah – Singapore – Hong Kong – Ningbo
    - Loop 7 MOL Quintet (QIT) 008 W / E on Week 48 WB adds Kaohsiung and on Week 1 EB adds Jebel Ali in addition to adding Kwangyang and Pusan calls for voiding Week 47 Loop 5 Hyundai Hope (HHO) 009 W / E.
    o Port rotation : Kwangyang – Pusan - Qingdao – Shanghai – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Yantian – Singapore – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Gdansk - Gothenburg – Antwerp - Southampton – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Yantian – Qingdao
    - Nansha shipment to be connected to Loop 7 MOL Quintet (QIT) 008 W on Week 48 WB via transshipment at Hong Kong by feeder.
    - Antwerp shipment to be transshipped at Rotterdam on feeder. Week 48 Loop 5 Hyundai Ambition (HMT) 017W or Loop 7 MOL Quintet (QIT) 008 W can serve Antwerp direct call but transit time is long.
    Void sailing Loop 7 Hyundai Pride (HPR) 007 W / E (ETA Qingdao on November 30, 2015 in Week 49 on WB and ETA Rotterdam on January 4, 2016 in Week 2 on EB)
    - HPR to be phased into Week 49 Loop 4 with a Qingdao call,
    o Port rotation : Qingdao - Ningbo – Shanghai – Yantian – Singapore – Port Said – Le Havre – Southampton – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Port Said – Jeddah – Singapore – Hong Kong – Ningbo
    - Loop 5 Hyundai Ambition (HMT) 017W on Week 48 adds Gdansk, Gothenburg and Antwerp calls,
    o Port rotation : Kwangyang – Pusan – Shanghai – Ningbo –Yantian – Singapore – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Gdansk – Gothenburg - Antwerp - Southampton – Singapore – Kwangyang
    Void sailing Loop 4 NYK Hermes (NHE) 012 W / E (ETA Ningbo on December 11, 2015 in Week 50 on WB and ETA Le Havre on January 13, 2016 in Week 3 on EB)
    - Loop 6 Ulsan Express (ULX) 008 W on Week 50 adds a Le Havre call,
    o Port rotation : Fuqing(Fuzhou) – Kaohsiung – Xiamen – Nansha – Shekou – Hong Kong – Singapore – Colombo – Southampton – Le Havre – Antwerp – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Jebel Ali – Shekou – Fuqing(Fuzhou)
    Void sailing Loop 5 Shanghai Express (SHX) 013 W / E (ETA Kwangyang on December 18, 2015 in Week 51 on WB and ETA Rotterdam on January 23, 2016 in Week 4 on EB)
    - Loop 7 APL Raffles (RAF) 012 W / E on Week 52 WB adds Kwangyang and Pusan calls in addition to adding Kaohsiung and Jebel Ali for voiding Week 52 Loop 6 NYK Hercules (NHC) 013 W / E.
    o Port rotation : Kwangyang – Pusan - Qingdao – Shanghai – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Yantian – Singapore – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Gdansk - Gothenburg – Antwerp - Southampton – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Yantian – Qingdao
    Void sailing Loop 6 NYK Hercules (NHC) 013 W / E (ETA Fuqing(Fuzhou) on December 24, 2015 in Week 52 on WB and ETA Southampton on January 26, 2016 in Week 5 on EB)
    - Loop 4 Hyundai Drive (HDV) 007 W on Week 52 adds Xiamen and Colombo calls,
    o Port rotation : Ningbo – Shanghai – Xiamen - Yantian – Singapore - Colombo – Port Said – Le Havre – Southampton – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Port Said – Jeddah – Singapore – Hong Kong – Ningbo
    - Loop 7 APL Raffles (RAF) 012 W / E on Week 52 WB adds Kaohsiung and on Week 5 EB adds Jebel Ali in addition to adding Kwangyang and Pusan calls for voiding Week 51 Loop 5 Shanghai Express (SHX) 013 W / E.
    o Port rotation : Kwangyang – Pusan - Qingdao – Shanghai – Kaohsiung – Hong Kong – Yantian – Singapore – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Gdansk - Gothenburg – Antwerp - Southampton – Jebel Ali – Singapore – Yantian – Qingdao
    - Nansha shipment to be connected to Loop 7 APL Raffles (RAF) 012 W on Week 52 WB via transshipment at Hong Kong by feeder.
    - Antwerp shipment to be transshipped at Rotterdam on feeder. Week 52 Loop 7 APL Raffles (RAF) 012 W can serve Antwerp direct call but transit time is long.
    Void sailing Loop 1 NYK Oceanus (NOC) 042 W / 043 E (ETA Kobe on January 2, 2016 in Week 1 on WB and ETA Rotterdam on February 8, 2016 in Week 7 on EB)
    - Japan shipment to be connected to Loop 5 Hyundai Hope (HHO) 009 W or Loop 6 Hamburg Express (HAX) 017 W on Week 2 WB via transshipment at Singapore by feeder.




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