Container shipping members of the G6 Alliance will temporarily suspend their Central China (CC2) service between Asia and the US West Coast from 1 November until further notice.

The temporary suspension is in response to seasonal changes in market demand, the alliance members said.

The last sailing for CC2 will be OOCL Italy departing from China’s Shanghai port on 31 October. All ports called by CC2 will be covered by other G6 Alliance services.

The G6 Alliance said it will continue to offer services between Asia and US West Coast covering all major port pairs with weekly sailings.

The G6 Alliance members are APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).