HAROPA PORT
Newsletter #3 - May 2020 - Shipping company news
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An "Extra Call" in Le Havre
The Moscow Maersk is a 20 600 TEU container ship assigned to the AE5 Albatros service which does not usually visit the port of Le Havre. This week, it will call at the TNMSC Terminal directly after passing through the Suez Canal.
This planned stopover is part of the 2M alliance's arrangements introduced under the effects of the pandemic on trade between Asia and Europe. Ship rotation cancellations (blank sailings) allow for rapid adjustment of transport supply capacity to lower demand and Xtra calls complement the scheme by partly mitigating the impact of blank sailings on the frequency of Asia-Europe services operated by this alliance on a given port, while optimising the loading rates of very high-capacity vessels. This operation is to be repeated in Le Havre.