News / More 2M transpac voyages 'slide' as vessels still queue at USWC ports

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The 2M partners, Maersk and MSC, have cut two scheduled transpacific calls, but the two lines offer different reasons.

Maersk said today its TP6/MSC Pearl service would ‘slide’ by a week from its 1 February departure date ex-Asia, and the TP2/MSC Jaguar loop would also be delayed by a week from its advertised sailing of 14 February.

The Danish carrier said it was “in view of the accumulated schedule delays” in its Asia-North America network, while MSC, which has also cut four standalone ...