BBC Box unload in Shanghai Oct. 22nd

The BBC confirms the BBC Box, NYKU8210506 unloaded in Shanghai. They don't give the date, but it would have been the 22nd of Oct.

According to the BBC video, the next trip for the container will be clothing for the U.S. market. They say it is scheduled to leave in a couple of weeks.


As mentioned in my blog of Sept. 23rd, the original scheduled ETA in Shanghai was Oct. 20.


M/V Copenhagen Express, Voyage 024263

Southampton 23-24 Sept

Ningbo 15 Oct.

Xiamen 15-16 Oct.

Singapore 16-17 Oct.

Shanghai 20-21 Oct.


There was no mention of the port calls at Xiamen and Ningbo, so I think these were cancelled. Only Singapore was mentioned, and that was the only port call shown on the tracking map.

The NYK master schedule is not showing the Copenhagen Express anywhere. My hunch is it is being phased out; meaning taken out of this trade lane. The NYK Vega, which was a new building (this is the slang for a brand new ship), came into position in the schedule right behind the Copenhagen Express. This is a good indication it will replace the Copenhagen Express.