Maersk Reroutes TP7 Vessels After China Enforces Port Fees

Maersk reroutes TP7 vessels after China enforces port fees

Maersk reroutes TP7 vessels after China enforces port fees

TP7 omits Ningbo as China port fees force Gemini transpac reshuffle

It appears the new China port fees on US-linked vessels have begun to affect westbound backhaul transpacific schedules: the Gemini partners have cancelled calls at Ningbo of two US-flagged containerships Maersk yesterday advised customers yesterday that its TP7 service, marketed under Gemini as the WC5, would not call at the Chinese hub on the next two sailings, the mainline vessels ending their eastbound voyages at the South Korean port of Busa…

Maersk diverts two US-flagged vessels from China

To avoid China’s new “Special Port Fee” the US-registered container ships will discharge Ningbo bound cargo in South Korea