This is due to seasonal changes in market demand, as well as schedule recovery as a result of the port congestion in Vancouver, Canada.

NP2 Void Sailing
Originally intended vessel – Hyundai Global (v.052)
Eastbound – Week 6, ETA Hong Kong, 10 February 2017
Westbound – Week 9, ETA Tacoma, 28 February 2017

In lieu of the NP2 void sailing: North Pacific 1 (NP1)
APL will insert a Kaohsiung call as the last Asian port in the corresponding week on the North Pacific 1 (NP1) service.
Vessel – APL Le Havre (v.023), ETA Singapore 6 February 2017

NP1 port rotation for APL Le Havre
Singapore – Laem Chabang – Da Chan Bay – Hong Kong – Yantian – Kaohsiung – Vancouver – Tacoma – Seattle – Busan – Kaohsiung – Singapore

Source: APL
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