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United States Gulf Coast to Mediterranean - Schedule Updates and Vessel Sliding
(Morristown, NJ)… As an update to our announcement of September 1st, please note the following schedule updates for “Rio Blackwater” v. 729 E/737 W, “UASC Bubiyan” v. 730 E/738 W, and “Brussels” v. 731 E/739 W.
The “Rio Blackwater” v. 737 E/737 W will omit the ports of Cagliari, Barcelona, and Valencia westbound for schedule recovery incurred due to heavy delays on the U.S. gulf coast. Updated schedule details as follows:
| Port | Original Arrival/Departure | Revised Arrival/Departure |
| Houston | August 16 – 17 | September 2 – 3 |
| New Orleans | August 19 | Omit |
| Valencia 1 | September 2 – 3 | September 16 – 17 |
| Cagliari | September 4 – 6 | Omit |
| Livorno | September 7 – 9 | September 19 – 20 |
| Genoa | September 9 – 10 | September 21– 22 |
| Barcelona 2 | September 11 – 12 | Omit |
| Valencia | September 13 | Omit |
1 Exports from Valencia will be loaded on the eastbound call.
2 Import cargo for Barcelona will discharge in Genoa and tranship onto the following sailing. Exports from Barcelona will be rolled to the next sailing.
The “UASC Bubiyan” v. 730 E/738 W updated schedule is as follows:
| Port | Original Arrival/Departure | Revised Arrival/ Departure |
| New Orleans | August 26 | August 30 – 31 |
| Houston | August 23 – 24 | September 3 – 4 |
| Valencia | September 9 – 10 | September 17 |
| Cagliari | September 11 – 13 | September 19 - 20 |
| Livorno | September 14 – 16 | September 21 – 22 |
| Genoa | September 16 – 17 | September 23 – 24 |
| Barcelona | September 18 – 19 | September 25 – 26 |
| Valencia | September 20 | September 27 |
The updated schedule for the “Brussels” v. 731 E is as follows:
| Port | Original Arrival/Departure | Revised Arrival/ Departure |
| Houston | August 30 – 31 | September 7 – 8 |
| New Orleans | September 2 | September 10 |
| Valencia | September 16 – 17 | September 22 – 23 |
| Cagliari | September 18 – 20 | September 25 – 27 |
| Livorno | September 21 – 23 | September 28 – 30 |
| Genoa | September 23 – 24 | September 30 – October 1 |
| Barcelona | September 25 – 26 | October 2 – 3 |
| Valencia | September 27 | October 4 |
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please contact your Hamburg Süd representative with any questions that you may have.