Maersk maps out the next peak-season shipping dates

Maersk's latest regional update highlights Singles Day on November 11, Black Friday and Cyber Monday on November 27–30, and December delivery cut-offs. Airline, destination and service requirements differ; these dates are planning milestones, not universal last-shipping dates.

The report also notes improving conditions at East China ports after earlier weather disruption, while schedules across the wider network remain variable. For January shipments, supplier closure dates matter as much as the Lunar New Year date itself. Factory output and transport operations do not all stop or restart together.