The group said on Thursday it was adjusting the loop “in response to seasonal changes in market demand.”

The service will turn around on the US east coast with immediate effect, leaving calls between Asia and North America unchanged.

Port rotation will now be: Kaohsiung – Busan – Kobe – Tokyo – Balboa – Panama – Colon Manzanillo – Miami – Jacksonville – Savannah – Charleston – New York – Norfolk – Charleston – Colon Manzanillo – Panama – Balboa – San Pedro – Oakland – Tokyo – Kobe – Kaohsiung.

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