This is with reference to the changes to Asia – Europe services published on 30 June. Please note that we have some updates on the same as follows.

AE5 and AE8

AE5 service will be temporarily suspended and AE8 will take over the Kaohsiung coverage. AE5 last call in Kaohsiung (China) will be 5 July by the Maersk Malacca. Thereafter the AE8 service will cover Kaohsiung.

· AE8 will offer direct coverage between Shanghai (China), Ningbo (China), Kaohsiung (China), Yantian (China), Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), and Valencia (Spain), Dunkirk (France), Southampton (United Kingdom), Gothenburg (Sweden), Aarhus (Denmark), Bremerhaven (Germany), and Rotterdam (Netherlands).
· This service change will not reduce the range of corridors we are serving and will offer new direct calls between Kaohsiung to Valencia and Northern Europe, as well as between Shanghai and Valencia.

AE7

We will adjust the sailing speed of the AE7 eastbound starting 8 July with Ella Maersk from Rotterdam.

· We will make additional port calls in Tanjung Pelepas, to give the following port rotation:
· Rotterdam (Netherlands), Bremerhaven (Germany), Algeciras (Spain), Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia) and Yantian (China).
· Tangiers will mainly be used for contingency/when required. It will not be used as transhipment for commercial cargo.
· The westbound AE7 rotation is unchanged.

AE2

AE2 will change rotation in North China and Korea as follows:

· Busan (South Korea), Dalian (China), Xingang (China), Qingdao (China), Kwangyang (South Korea), Shanghai (China), Bremerhaven (Germany), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Felixstowe (United Kingdom), Salalah (Oman).

· From Kwanyang we reduce the transit time to ports in North Europe by four days.
· Dalian, Xingang and Qingdao arrive and depart one day earlier than our current schedule.

Our constant effort is that our customers do not experience any difference, therefore
· The AE strings will continue to serve the same number of corridors as we do today.
· Direct coverage will remain unchanged for most ports and we have additional direct calls from Kaohsiung to Valencia (Spain) and to North Europe, plus Shanghai to Valencia.

· Berthing windows in Northern European ports remain unchanged to avoid operational disruptions.
· Volumes that have been committed can be covered by the available capacity, i.e. we still have space for growth.

Should you require further information please contact your local Maerskline representative.

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