Delays at Durban Gateway Terminal have forced another scheduled call at Port Louis, Mauritius, to be omitted as operational disruptions continue to affect regional shipping services.
Maersk has advised customers that the CMA CGM Volga 631N will no longer make its eastbound call at Port Louis after delays in Durban caused the vessel to miss its scheduled window and jeopardised its onward schedule to Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia.
According to the customer advisory, the vessel was delayed at Durban Gateway Terminal due to terminal equipment failure and extensive delays against its planned operating window.
The Port Louis call has been omitted to protect the vessel’s schedule into the Far East.
Cargo destined for Port Louis and other Indian Ocean islands that is currently at Durban Gateway Terminal will be replanned and rerouted via alternative services or ports of discharge, depending on the final destination.
Far East-bound cargo already in Port Louis will also be transferred to alternative services, subject to transhipment availability, the advisory said.
The latest disruption follows a similar move by Maersk, which recently omitted a Port Louis call on its Cezanne service after delays at Durban Gateway Terminal caused by equipment breakdowns and severe weather.
