In response to the expected low demand after China National Day holiday in the market, OOCL announced the withdrawal of the following Asia-Europe sailings:
Asia – North Europe Service
- Westbound: ETA Shanghai on October 11 in Week 41
- Eastbound: ETA Felixstowe on November 11 in Week 46
Loop 3
- Westbound: ETA Xiamen on October 7 in Week 41
- Eastbound: ETA Hamburg on November 10 in Week 46
Loop 5
- Westbound: ETA Qingdao on October 3 in Week 40
- Eastbound: ETA Rotterdam on November 12 in Week 46
Loop 7
- Westbound: ETA Ningbo on October 4 in Week 40
- Eastbound: ETA Antwerp on November 6 in Week 45
Asia – West Mediterranean Service
WM1
- Westbound: ETA Qingdao on September 14 in Week 38
- Eastbound: ETA La Spezia on October 16 in Week 42
- Westbound: ETA Qingdao on October 12 in Week 42
- Eastbound: ETA La Spezia on November 13 in Week 46
WM2
- Westbound: ETA Qingdao on October 6 in Week 41
- Eastbound: ETA Valencia on November 10 in Week 46
AAS
- Westbound: ETA Shanghai on September 22 in Week 39
- Eastbound: ETA Trieste on October 26 in Week 44
- Westbound: ETA Shanghai on October 6 in Week 41
- Eastbound: ETA Trieste on November 9 in Week 46
For service recovery arrangements, the Asia-East Mediterranean and Black Sea (EM1) sailings that fall on the same week will add calls to Koper by adjusting its own port rotation as follows: Shanghai – Busan – Ningbo – Shekou – Singapore – Port Said West –Koper – Izmit – Ambarli – Constanza – Odessa - Piraeus – Port Said West – Jeddah – Port Kelang – Busan
The concerned EM1 sailings with port rotation adjustments starting from Westbound are:
- ETA Shanghai on September 24 in Week 39
- ETA Shanghai on October 8 in Week 41
Asia – East Mediterranean and Black Sea Service
EM1
- Westbound: ETA Pusan on October 3 in Week 40
- Eastbound: ETA Istanbul on November 6 in Week 45