Regional Updates in Asia & Oceania

Last updated on March 20, 2025

Operational and Customer Service Overview

Last updated on March 20, 2025
Operations Team, Asia & Oceania

"Smooth cargo planning is crucial for success in today's global market. That's why we proactively update our Asia and Oceania operational news and help our customers plan to avoid disruptions and navigate the complexities of the supply chain with ease."

  • Please review the sections below for more details

Vessel updates and port changes per service

GEMINI

 

GEMINI Asia Gulf Express (AGX)

  •  No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE1)

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE2)

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE3)

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI Asia North Europe 1 (NE4)

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI Asia South Europe 1 (SE1)

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI Asia South Europe 1 (SE2)

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI Asia South Europe 1 (SE3)

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 1 COGH - WC1

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 1 COGH – WC2

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 1 COGH – WC3

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 1 COGH – WC4

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI PACIFIC SOUTHWEST 1 COGH – WC5

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI ASIA US EAST COAST 1 COGH - US1

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI ASIA US EAST COAST 1 COGH – US2

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI ASIA US EAST COAST 1 COGH – US3

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

GEMINI ASIA US EAST COAST 1 COGH – US4

  • No reported issue nor known disruption

 

Far East Services

 

Far East Loop 2 (FE2)

  • The last sailing from EUR will be in Week 14, with the planned phase-out rotation at SIN – PUS.

Far East Loop 3 (FE3)

  • The last sailing from EUR will be in Week 14, with the planned phase-out rotation at SIN – YTN-HKG -KHH-NBO

Far East Loop 4 (FE4)

  • The last sailing from EUR will be in Week 14, with the planned phase-out rotation at SIN – TXG

Mediterranean Service 1 (MD1)

  • The last sailing from MED will be in Week 14, with the planned phase-out rotation at SIN – TAO

Mediterranean Service 2 (MD2)

  • The last sailing from MED will be in Week 14, with the planned phase-out rotation at SIN – PUS

Mediterranean Service 3 (MD3)

  • The last sailing from MED will be in Week 14, with the planned phase-out rotation at SIN – PUS

 

Transpacific Services

 

East Coast Loop 1 (EC1)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week

East Coast Loop 2 (EC2)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week

East Coast Loop 5. (EC5)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week

East Coast Loop 6. (EC6)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

Pacific North Loop 1 (PN1)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week

Pacific North Loop 2 (PN2)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week

Pacific North Loop 3 (PN3)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week

Pacific North Loop 4 (PN4)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

Pacific South Loop 3 (PS3)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week

Pacific South Loop 4 (PS4)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week

Pacific South Loop 6 (PS6)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week

Pacific South Loop 7 ( PS7 )

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week

Pacific Southwest Express PSX

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

Asia-North America East Coast (AA7)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

Australia-New Zealand via Panama (ANP)

  • Schedule remains status quo this week.

 

IRT Asia Services

 

Asia Gulf Express 2 (AG2)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

Asia Gulf Express 3 (AG3)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

China Australia Service (CAT)

  • Xin Lan Zhou 2501N phase out at NGB in week 12. Phase out rotation KHH-SHA-NGB, all imports for direct discharge.
  • Tian Shun He 2502S phase in at SHA in week 12 to replace Xin Lan Zhou.
  • YM Success phase out in SHA in week 12. Phase out rotation KHH-NGB-SHA, all imports for direct discharge.
  • YM Evolution 093S phase in at SHA in week 13 to replace YM Success.
  • There will be no sailing in week 18 and 25.

North Asia - Australia Service (NAX)

  • There will be no sailings in week 46 and 01/2025.

South East Asia - Australia Service (SAL)

  • Schedule remains status quo this week.

South East Asia - Australia Loop 2 (SEA)  

  • Schedule remains status quo this week.

South East Asia - Australia Loop 3 (S2A)

  • Schedule remains status quo this week.

Vietnam Indonesia Straits Service (VIS)

  • Schedule remains status quo this week.

 

Latin America Services

 

ANDEX SLING 1 - (AN1)

  • Schedule remains status quo this week.

ANDEX SLING 2 (AN2)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

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

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

ASIA SAEC SERVICE 2 (AS2)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

JOINT CARIBBEAN SERVICE (JCS) – To terminate in FEB ‘25

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

EAST AFRICA SERVICE 3 (EA3)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

EAST AFRICA SERVICE 4 (EA4)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

ASIA WEST AFRICA SERVICE (AWA)

  • Schedule remains status quo for this week.

Asia

China

  • Shanghai (Yangshan): Waiting time 0 to 24 hours due to heavy bunching of vessels.
  • Ningbo: Waiting time 0 to 24 hours due to bunching of vessels. Berth waiting varies from terminals.
  • Qingdao: Waiting time 24 to 72 hours due to bunching of vessels.
  • Singapore: Waiting time 18 to 48 hours. Expected slight bunching over this weekend.
  • Busan: Waiting time 0 to 24 hours this weekend due to vessels bunching of mega vessels.

Oceania

  • Sydney (DP World): -
  • Brisbane (DP Worls): -
Railway Operations
  • No reported issue nor known disruption.

Truck Availability

  • No reported issue nor known disruption.

Barge / Feeder Availability

  • No reported issue nor known disruption.

Depots / Equipment

  • No reported issue nor known disruption.
  • 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.
  • Counter services are open for majority of the offices. For Counter Service Operating Hours, please contact your local office.
  • Many of our staff are back in office, and our contact center is operating normally.
  • We recommend that you use our e-tools (Web-Booking and EASI) 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.

Transpacific – CNY 2025 Schedule Update and Gemini start

In response to the traditional seasonal changes in market demand after Chinese New Year 2025, Hapag-Lloyd will adjust the vessel deployment as follows:

No sailings:

Service Origin Departure
EC2 Qingdao, CN January 29, 2025
EC5 Laem Chabang, TH January 29, 2025
AA7 Shanghai, CN February 7, 2025
PN2 Singapore, SG January 30, 2025
PN3 Hong Kong, HK January 31, 2025
PN4 Qingdao, CN January 29, 2025
PS3 Singapore, SG January 27, 2025
PS4 Xiamen, CN January 25, 2025
PS6 Qingdao, CN January 30, 2025

After the holiday season, we resume our services under our new Gemini Cooperation with the following voyages:

Service Origin Departure Vessel 
US1 Haiphong, VN February 9, 2025 San Felix
US2 Ningbo, CN February 12, 2025 Madrid Express
US3 Shanghai, CN February 12, 2025 San Felipe
US4 Nansha, CN February 9, 2025 Rome Express
WC1 Vung Tau, VN February 7, 2025 Maersk Antares
WC2 Qingdao, CN February 9, 2025 Gerd Maersk
WC3 Yantian, CN February 15, 2025 TS Hong Kong
WC4 Ningbo, CN February 9, 2025 Frankfurt Express
WC5 Pusan, KR March 27, 2025 Maersk Kinloss

Our well known AA7 service will continue with the next sailing:

Service Origin Departure Vessel 
AA7  Shanghai, CN February 13, 2025 Wan Hai A15

Far East Westbound – CNY 2025 Schedule Update and Gemini Start

In response to the traditional seasonal changes in market demand around Chinese New Year 2025, Hapag-Lloyd will adjust the vessel deployment as follows:

No Sailings:

Service Origin Departure  
FE4 Xingang, CN Februrary 1, 2025
 
MD2 Pusan, KR January 27, 2025  
MD3 Pusan, KR January 28, 2025  

After the festive season, we resume our services under our new Gemini Cooperation with the following voyages:

Service Origin Departure Vessel
NE1 Ningbo, CN
Februrary 10, 2025
ADAMS
NE2 Shanghai, CN
Februrary 13, 2025
GUDRUN MAERSK
NE3 Shanghai, CN
Februrary 11, 2025
EMMA MAERSK
NE4 Qingdao, CN Februrary 11, 2025 MARSEILLE MAERSK
SE1 Ningbo, CN Februrary 10, 2025 MAERSK CAMPBELL
SE2 Shanghai, CN Februrary 10, 2025 PORTO GERMENO
SE3 Qingdao, CN Februrary 10, 2025 AL QIBLA EXPRESS

If you should require additional information, please contact our customer service team at your location, who will guide you based on your individual situation.

Dangerous Goods restriction on our VIS Service to Ho Chi Minh, VN

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.

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.
Scenario Cancellation Request Vessel ETD Days Difference Cancellation Fee Applicability
Booking Cancellation Fee
Applicable Scenario
March 1, 2025 March 8, 2025 7 days Cancellation within 7 days of ETD (excluding ETD date), so Cancellation Fee applies
Booking Cancellation Fee Not Applicable Scenario March 1, 2025 March 9, 2025 8 days Cancellation more than 7 days before ETD (excluding ETD date), so no Cancellation Fee applies.

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]

Booking window for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

If you're shipping from Mainland China and Hong Kong, now you will be able to book during or post Chinese New Year sailings on vessels. This booking window expansion will be valid immediately until further notice.

Booking Window Periods: 6 Jan 2025 onwards: 56 days rule (8 weeks)

Contact

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