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Hapag-Lloyd Golden Week NA blanks: WC2 Shanghai 10 Oct; US2 Ningbo 7 Oct; AA7 Ningbo 1 Oct

Container News (30 Aug 2026), citing Hapag-Lloyd, lists three Far East–North America sailing omissions around China’s Golden Week. WC2: Guthorm Maersk voyage 640E from Shanghai omitted (week 40; scheduled departure 10 Oct 2026); Xingang–Qingdao–Pusan rotation remains. US2: Navios Unison voyage 641E from Ningbo omitted (week 41; 7 Oct); alternative coverage via US1, with Maersk Shams departing Haiphong 2 Oct and an extra Norfolk call. AA7: Wan Hai A13 from Ningbo cancelled (week 40; 1 Oct).

Container News reported on 30 August 2026 that Hapag-Lloyd announced sailing adjustments on Far East–North America services for China’s Golden Week period, affecting strings to both the US West and East Coasts. The notice is still operationally relevant this week: Mid-Autumn Festival (25–27 September) and National Day (1–7 October) sit back-to-back, and the listed omissions fall on 1, 7 and 10 October first-load dates.

Named omissions: WC2 will not offer Guthorm Maersk voyage 640E from Shanghai (week 40; scheduled departure 10 October 2026), while the Xingang–Qingdao–Pusan rotation remains in place. US2 will omit Navios Unison voyage 641E from Ningbo (week 41; scheduled 7 October 2026); Hapag-Lloyd says alternative coverage comes via the US1 service, with Maersk Shams departing Haiphong on 2 October 2026 and making an additional call at Norfolk. AA7 will not offer Wan Hai A13 from Ningbo (week 40; scheduled 1 October 2026).

For importers sourcing from Shanghai or Ningbo into North America on these Gemini/Hapag strings, the practical step is voyage-level booking hygiene: confirm whether cargo is on one of the three cancelled sailings, obtain the replacement vessel/voyage in writing, and rebuild SI/CY cutoffs around the US1/Haiphong–Norfolk contingency where US2 applies. Pair this check with other carriers’ early-October blanks already published for the same holiday window.

Source: Container News / Hapag-Lloyd

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