Advisories

Structural change to AE12: Updated rotation

28 Sep 2026

Following the announcement of the Structural changes to AE5, AE11, AE12 and ME2 Gemini services, we are pleased to inform you that Umm Qarn will be the first vessel to transit the Suez Canal in both directions, on westbound voyage 642W and eastbound voyage 648E.

This means that, as of the sailing of the Umm Qarn, the AE12 rotation will be:

Ningbo – Shanghai – Tanjung Pelepas – Suez Canal – Algeciras – Koper – Rijeka – Algeciras – Suez Canal – Singapore

First Vessel  Voyage  Last call  ETD 
Umm Qarn  642W  Tanjung Pelepas  27-October 
Umm Qarn  648E  Algeciras  5-December

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