While the container shipping market has been swamped with market downturns and consequent void sailings, changes are taking place in a number of trades.

A change in market demand on the Asia-US trades has led to the Ocean Alliance lines (CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL, APL and Evergreen) confirming the reinstatement of previously confirmed void sailings in October.

The following sailings are in the process of being reinstated under the original sailing dates:

DAH/OPNW/PNW1/NP4/PNW1 service. Port rotation: Shekou, Hong Kong, Yantian, Kaohsiung, Vancouver, Seattle, Busan, Kaohsiung and Shekou. Weekly capacity 5,800 TEUs. Re-instated sailing from Shekou: October 17.

HIX/AAC4/PCC1/CC9/PCC1 service. Port rotation: Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Long Beach, Busan and Ningbo. Weekly capacity 8,400 TEUs. Re-instated sailing from Ningbo: October 10.

TPX/CPNW/PNW4/PE2/PE2 service. Port rotation: Hong Kong, Yantian, Ningbo, Shanghai, Prince Rupert, Vancouver and Hong Kong. Weekly capacity 8,890 TEUs. Re-instated sailing from Hong Kong: October 6.

Bohai/CEN/PCN1/CC2 service. Port rotation: Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Prince Rupert, Long Beach, Seattle and Tianjin. Weekly capacity 10,030 TEUs. Re-instated sailing from Tianjin: October 3.

GMX/GME/GCC2/PG7/GME service. Port rotation: Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Yantian, (Panama), Houston, Mobile, Tampa, (Panama) and Shanghai. Weekly capacity 6,040 TEU. Re-instated sailing from Shanghai: October 4.