The following release was published by Maersk:
As we approach the rainy season, the Panama Canal Authority recently introduced additional transit slots per day. After closely monitoring the development over the past weeks, we are pleased to announce that Maersk will reinstate the Panama Canal transit on our OC1 service effective May 10th, 2024. The service will return to its pre-existing rotation that was in place prior to the current “two-loop” setup established with the Panama Rail connection, which will be phased out by the end of May.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE OC1 SERVICE OC1 current rotation (two-loop set up):
063 Service: Balboa > Tauranga > Sydney > Melbourne > Port Chalmers > Tauranga > Balboa 062 Service: Philadelphia > Charleston > Manzanillo > Philadelphia
OC1 new rotation (single loop):
061 Service: Philadelphia > Charleston > Panama Canal > Balboa > Tauranga > Sydney > Melbourne > Port Chalmers > Tauranga > Panama Canal > Manzanillo > Cristobal > Cartagena
Source: Maersk