The following release was published by MSC:
In November 2024 we announced amendments to MSC’s standalone network for several of our East/West services. This included the addition of the Mustang service into the Pacific Northwest. In response to the current market conditions for Transpacific trade, MSC has decided to deploy tonnage intended for our Mustang service to trades in other parts of the world.
Consequently, MSC will suspend its Mustang service until further notice. We will therefore make the following changes to our Chinook and Orient services to ensure the connectivity of Busan (eastbound) Ningbo and Portland in our Asia to North America West Coast services:
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We will be adding Busan and Portland to the Orient service with the following rotation: Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Busan – Long Beach – Oakland – Portland – Busan
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We will be adding Ningbo to the Chinook service with the following rotation: Vung Tau – Haiphong – Yantian – Ningbo – Shanghai – Qingdao – Busan – Seattle – Prince Rupert – Vancouver – Busan
The other two Transpacific services on our East/West network – Pearl and Sentosa – will remain as follows:
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Pearl: Vung Tau – Haiphong – Nansha – Hong Kong – Yantian – Xiamen – Long Beach – Oakland – Kaohsiung
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Sentosa: Port Klang – Singapore – Laem Chabang – Vung Tau – Busan – Long Beach – Oakland – Yokohama – Ningbo – Shanghai – Xiamen – Yantian – Singapore
See eeSea's followup publication: MSC pivots capacity to Mediterranean & West African trades
eeSea Signals
- MSC - Mustang
- MSC - Chinook
- MSC - Orient
- TrueTransit Port Pair Options + Schedule Reliability for Busan + US
- All Current + Upcoming MSC Services
- Trade Capacity Index (TCI) Evolution by Trade - Tableau Permission Required
- 2025 Weekly/Monthly Trade Capacity Evolution by Alliances - Tableau Permission Required
- VSA Shares by Trade + Service - Tableau Permission Required
Source: MSC