Maersk announces blank sailing on SLI service

Maersk has cancelled the scheduled northbound sailing of AS Sara voyage 633N on its Adriatic–South East Mediterranean service (SLI). The vessel was originally scheduled to depart Haifa on 12 August 2026. Maersk attributed the blank sailing to network optimisation measures. The carrier aims to balance vessel capacity with current market demand and maintain schedule reliability. Affected port calls The cancellation affects the following scheduled calls: Port Original schedule Haifa ETD 12 August 2026 Ashdod ETD 13 August 2026 Damietta ETA 15 August 2026 Port Said ETA 16 August 2026 Koper ETA 20 August 2026 Venice ETA 25 August 2026 Ancona ETA 26 August 2026 Customer cargo arrangements Maersk will protect confirmed bookings from the cancelled voyage on the next available sailing, subject to operational constraints.