Major Suspension! MSC and Maersk Announce Suspension Plans for Europe-America Routes During the Spring Festival

Recently, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) issued a notice stating that, in view of the slowdown in transport demand on Asia-to-Europe and Asia-to-US routes during the Spring Festival, MSC plans to adjust its capacity, and multiple sailings to Europe, the Mediterranean, and the United States will be canceled during the Spring Festival.

Previously, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd under the Gemini Alliance had also announced that they would arrange a large number of blank sailings during the Spring Festival. Since February 17 is the Chinese Lunar New Year, this holiday will result in 16 sailings being canceled within the Gemini network, affecting multiple routes including trans-Pacific, Europe, the Arabian Gulf, and eastern South America.

As part of the 2026 Chinese New Year plans, Maersk will implement temporary flight adjustments in its trans-Pacific route network. Considering the reduced export activity during the holiday period, it is necessary to adjust capacity by scheduling flight suspensions to maintain the reliability of the overall network.

According to Hebelot, this suspension will affect seven Asia-to-US routes and five Asia-to-Europe routes.

MSC Blank Sailing Adjustment On the 12th, MSC issued a notice stating that due to a slowdown in demand on routes from Asia to the United States during the Spring Festival, MSC plans to adjust capacity, and the following sailings will be canceled:

At the same time, MSC issued a notice stating that due to a slowdown in demand on Asia-Europe routes during the Spring Festival, MSC plans to adjust its capacity, and the following sailings will be canceled:

Asia-Northern Europe

Asia-Mediterranean

Maersk Blank Sailing Adjustment

Chinese New Year 2026 — Trans-Pacific Route Voyage Adjustments

2026 Chinese New Year — Adjustments to Europe Route Schedules

2026 Chinese New Year – Adjustments to Arab Gulf Route Voyages

2026 Chinese New Year — South America East Route Voyage Adjustment

Hebelot Blank Navigation Adjustment

For the U.S. East Coast, the affected routes are US1, which will end after calling at Busan in weeks 7, 8, and 9 of 2026; and US2, which will call at Savannah in week 8 and skip Norfolk in week 10. For the West Coast, WC1, WC3, and WC4 will suspend service in week 9, while WC2 will suspend service in week 8. Suspended Asia-Europe routes include NE1 and NE3 in week 9, as well as SE1 and SE2 in week 8, with SE3 suspending service in week 9.

The following are the affected weeks, canceled voyages, and information on the origin ports:

Trans-Pacific route:

European routes

Middle East Persian Gulf shipping route

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