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Maersk suspends TPX extra loader for the rest of Q4 after 29 Sep

The Loadstar (17 Sep 2026) reports Maersk will suspend its standalone transpacific TPX extra-loader after the 4,200 teu Maersk Boston sails from Vung Tau on 29 Sep. TPX then stays down for the rest of Q4 2026. MSC separately said it will blank its Asia-US East Coast Emerald sailing in week 41 because of an expected Golden Week demand dip.

The Loadstar (17 Sep 2026) says Maersk told customers the last TPX sailing this year is Maersk Boston (about 4,200 teu) from Vung Tau on 29 September. After that voyage, TPX remains suspended for the rest of Q4 2026. Maersk said any 2027 seasonal restart would be announced later.

Xeneta's eeSea liner database, cited by The Loadstar, lists TPX as seven ships averaging about 4,400 teu on a Busan-Long Beach-Vung Tau rotation, originally expected to run into late November. Linerlytica figures in the same piece put Maersk's weekly transpacific offering at 32,200 teu; dropping TPX cuts that by more than 10%, leaving Gemini Cooperation services as the remaining Maersk capacity on the trade.

MSC this week said it will blank the Asia-US East Coast Emerald sailing in week 41 because of the expected slowdown during and after Golden Week. US west coast forwarder Freight Right, also quoted, said China holidays are creating a last push before factory and logistics closures, with more blanks, rollovers, and shifting ETDs. It recommended booking two to three weeks out even if cargo is not yet ready.

Source: The Loadstar

Topics

  • logistics
  • transpacific
  • golden-week
  • shipping

Xinhua: 140th Canton Fair opens in Guangzhou; Premier Li Qiang keynotes opening up; 30,000+ exhibitors, ~340,000 overseas buyers

Xinhua (14 Oct 2026, Guangzhou) reports that Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a keynote at the opening ceremony of the 140th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair). He said China will keep expanding high-standard opening up and will import more high-quality, high-value-added products. This edition gathers more than 30,000 exhibiting companies and about 340,000 overseas buyers. Phase 1 runs 15-19 Oct in Guangzhou, with later phases through 4 Nov.

GACC via NBD: China September exports $447.18bn (+36.3% YoY); imports $313.65bn (+31%); Jan-Sep exports +21.3%

National Business Daily (14 Oct 2026), citing General Administration of Customs (GACC) data, reports that in US-dollar terms China's September 2026 exports were USD 447.18 billion, up 36.3% year on year, and imports were USD 313.65 billion, up 31%. For January to September, exports totaled USD 3,370.7 billion (+21.3%) and imports USD 2,432.58 billion (+27.5%). The same day's SCIO/GACC briefing (China News) put September trade in yuan at RMB 5.16 trillion (+27.5%), the first month above RMB 5 tri

China News: Ningbo-Zhoushan rail-sea intermodal tops 1.6m TEU in Q1-Q3 (+8.5%); September sets monthly record

China News Service (14 Oct 2026, Ningbo), citing Zhejiang Seaport Group, reports that Ningbo-Zhoushan Port handled more than 1.6 million TEU of rail-sea intermodal cargo in the first three quarters of 2026, up 8.5% year on year. September alone exceeded 200,000 TEU, a monthly record. New products include a Middle East rail-sea train from Yiwu, domestic water-rail 'one-document' links, a Yiwu-Qinzhou domestic train, and an Aksu export train with Xinjiang 'one box to the end' export mode.

People's Daily/Jiefang Daily: Shanghai Port hits monthly record 5.135m TEU in September (+6.2%)

People's Daily Shanghai (13 Oct 2026), citing Jiefang Daily, reports Shanghai Port handled 5.135 million TEU in September 2026, up 6.2% year on year and a new monthly record. Mingdong Terminal set its own round-the-clock record at 30,056 TEU in a day. After typhoons Bavi, Dolphin and Sadr, SIPG said it cleared backlog ships with customs, maritime and border support, tightened export gate-in and transshipment flows, and cut non-working waits. Over National Day Golden Week the port handled 1.15 mi

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