General

On August 23, a 11000TEU container ship "YM TRAVEL" (Ferry Sailing), full of cargo from China, shortly after leaving Ningbo Port, on the way to Busan Port, a crew member was diagnosed with the new crown virus , The original schedule was postponed.

"YM TRAVEL" is currently serving PS6, the well-known West Coast route of THE Alliance. When a positive case was found, the ship was on its way to Busan Port, South Korea.

The following summarizes the key points of this emergency, reminding Chinese cargo owners and freight forwarders who are carrying this voyage to pay close attention to the follow-up arrangements of the ship!

1. Service port

The port rotation of PS6 service on the US-West route is: Qingdao-Ningbo-Busan-Los Angeles-Auckland-Kobe-Qingdao.

2. Dock records

The latest docking record of YM TRAVEL confirmed by the crew is as follows:

On August 1, berthed at Qingdao Port

Departed from Qingdao Port on August 3

August 4, arrived at Ningbo Beilun Port

On August 10, berthed at Ningbo Beilun Port

Departed from Ningbo Port on August 13

3. Multi-ships share cabins

It is reported that many shipping companies share cabins on YM TRAVEL. In addition to Yangming Shipping itself, there are Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and HMM of THE Shipping Alliance.

4. Currently staying

According to data from the ship schedule and shipping news network, the crew confirmed that the incident occurred when YM TRAVEL was sailing from Ningbo to Busan Port, and then the ship was forced to abandon its call at Busan Port and turn to the Philippines. The latest location of YM TRAVEL is currently Near the Port of Manila.

5. The earliest arrival

Yangming Shipping said in a statement: “According to the emergency plan, the original ship’s schedule is expected to be delayed. According to the owner’s estimate, the earliest date for the vessel'YM Travel' to resume PS6 service and arrive at Busan Port is August 30.”

There are Chinese cargo owners and freight forwarders who have carried this voyage through THE alliance shipping company, and they need to pay close attention to the follow-up arrangements of the ship.