Maersk eyes 'cut and run' moves as port congestion brings delays
*Edited at 10:45am on 12 February to include a response from PSA Singapore and Maersk* Maersk ...
It seems that the 11th day of the strike has brought renewed confidence from the carriers in confirming schedule delays into long weeks, as well as two blanks; but there was still only one service-wide adjustment to speak of.
Yesterday, MSC announced that the Chinook service would temporarily be reverting to a Seattle-Portland-Vancouver rotation; confirming port swaps in advance for all Chinook vessels currently in the lineup.
On the one hand, these developments give our team what little improved forecasting visibility we ...
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