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Following the announcement of the structural change of AE15 and the successful transit of the Majestic Maersk through the Red Sea, we are pleased to inform you of structural changes to our MECL service. The service is solely operated by Maersk and will now transit via the Red Sea.
This change marks a further step towards a gradual return to the trans-Suez corridor.
The MECL returns to the trans-Suez route
The Suez Canal is a vital maritime corridor between East and West and a key driver of efficient global supply chains. The route through the Suez and the Red Sea is the fastest, most sustainable and most efficient way to serve customers with transport between India, Middle East and the US East Coast.
By making the structural change of returning to the trans-Suez route for the MECL service, we will offer significant improved transit times. For westbound sailings, transit times will improve by an average of 7 days. On eastbound sailings, transit times will improve by an average of 14 days.
The first westbound sailing via the trans-Suez route will be on the Maersk Denver, voyage 627W.
The first eastbound sailing via the trans-Suez route will be on the Maersk Chicago, voyage 624E.
Changes to our Eastbound rotation
In connection with the commencement of transit through the Red Sea, we’re also pleased to announce the MECL will add an eastbound call in Jeddah. We look forward to serving our customers in this new market.
This change is expected to take effect during August.
With the implementation of the Jeddah call, the eastbound service rotation will be:
Charleston – Savannah – Houston – Norfolk – Newark – Tangiers – Jeddah – Salalah – Mundra – Pipavav – Nhava Sheva
Next Steps:
Maersk will continue to monitor the security situation in the Middle East region very closely. The safety of crew, vessels, and customers’ cargo remains the highest priority. Should the security situation change, which may necessitate reverting individual sailings or the wider structural change of the service back to the Cape of Good Hope route, we have contingency plans in place.
Need more information?
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Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us either through our online portal or through your local customer representative. Our teams remain standing by to help with your logistics.