News / West coast port congestion leads G6 to cancel 18 transpacific sailings

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In a further blow to embattled US importer and exporters, the members of the G6 alliance are set to cancel multiple transpacific sailings as a result of the port congestion crisis gripping the US west coast.

From next week, around 18 sailings out of Asia bound for the US west coast are set to be blanked, according to a customer advisory issued today by Hapag-Lloyd.

The disruption to G6 services is due to run until the end of April, with the westbound ...