Liner service · MECL
MECL Service Schedule at Savannah
Middle East Colombo Service: Middle East and India – U.S. Gulf and East Coast. 9 upcoming Savannah calls in GPA's schedule, with GPA's published transit days to 6 export ports.
Schedule as of Oct 28, 1:50 PM ETSource: Georgia Ports Authority
Service at a glance
- Carriers
- Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Ships in rotation
- 11
- Average ship size
- 8,000 TEU
- Round voyage
- 77 days
- Other U.S. ports
- Houston, Norfolk, New York/New Jersey, Charleston
- Average time alongside
- 23 hours
- Terminal
- Garden City
- Upcoming calls
- 9
- Calls a week
- 1
- Ports from Savannah
- 6
- Carriers
- 3
- Next departure
- Tue, Nov 3
Rotation
Where the MECL goes from Savannah
| Port of call | Transit from Savannah | Estimated arrivalon Maersk Seletar |
|---|---|---|
| Tanger MedMorocco | 23 days | Thu, Nov 26 |
| JeddahSaudi Arabia | 33 days | Sun, Dec 6 |
| SalalahOman | 38 days | Fri, Dec 11 |
| MundraIndia | 43 days | Wed, Dec 16 |
| PipavavIndia | 45 days | Fri, Dec 18 |
| Nhava Sheva (JNPT)India | 47 days | Sun, Dec 20 |
Arrival dates are departure plus GPA's published transit days; the carrier's schedule for your booking is the reference.
Next ships
Upcoming MECL sailings
9 of 9 calls · times are Savannah (ET)
- Maersk SeletarInbound
644E · MECL · Garden City
- Cargo cutoff
- Sat, Oct 31 · 16:00
- Arrival
- Mon, Nov 2 · 07:00
- Departure
- Tue, Nov 3 · 00:00
- Carriers
- Maersk
Receiving · closes in 3 days
- Maersk SenecaInbound
645E · MECL · Garden City
- Cargo cutoff
- Sat, Nov 7 · 16:00
- Arrival
- Mon, Nov 9 · 07:00
- Departure
- Tue, Nov 10 · 06:00
- Carriers
- Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
Receiving opens in 4 days
- Maersk HartfordInbound
646E · MECL · Garden City
- Cargo cutoff
- Thu, Nov 12 · 16:00
- Arrival
- Sat, Nov 14 · 13:00
- Departure
- Sun, Nov 15 · 06:00
- Carriers
- Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd
Receiving opens in 9 days
- Maersk PittsburghInbound
647E · MECL · Garden City
- Cargo cutoff
- Thu, Nov 19 · 16:00
- Arrival
- Sat, Nov 21 · 13:00
- Departure
- Sun, Nov 22 · 06:00
- Carriers
- Maersk
Receiving opens in 16 days
- Maersk KensingtonProjected
649E · MECL · Garden City
- Cargo cutoff
- Wed, Dec 2 · 16:00
- Arrival
- Fri, Dec 4 · 13:00
- Departure
- Sat, Dec 5 · 06:00
- Carriers
- Maersk
Receiving opens in 29 days
- Tangier MaerskProjected
648E · MECL · Garden City
- Cargo cutoff
- Thu, Dec 3 · 16:00
- Arrival
- Sat, Dec 5 · 07:00
- Departure
- Sat, Dec 5 · 23:00
- Carriers
- Maersk
Receiving opens in 30 days
- Tacoma MaerskProjected
650E · MECL · Garden City
- Cargo cutoff
- Wed, Dec 9 · 16:00
- Arrival
- Fri, Dec 11 · 13:00
- Departure
- Sat, Dec 12 · 06:00
- Carriers
- Maersk
Receiving opens in 36 days
- Maersk SuperiorProjected
651E · MECL · Garden City
- Cargo cutoff
- Wed, Dec 16 · 16:00
- Arrival
- Fri, Dec 18 · 07:00
- Departure
- Sat, Dec 19 · 06:00
- Carriers
- Maersk
Receiving opens in 43 days
- Maersk MeadProjected
652E · MECL · Garden City
- Cargo cutoff
- Thu, Dec 24 · 16:00
- Arrival
- Sat, Dec 26 · 07:00
- Departure
- Sat, Dec 26 · 23:00
- Carriers
- Maersk
Receiving opens in 51 days
Fleet
Ships on the MECL
- Maersk Denver
- Maersk Hartford
- Maersk Kensington
- Maersk Mead
- Maersk Pittsburgh
- Maersk San Christobal
- Maersk Seletar
- Maersk Seneca
- Maersk Superior
- Tacoma Maersk
- Tangier Maersk
Recently sailed
- Maersk San Christobal 642ESailed Mon, Oct 19 · 14:55
- Maersk Denver 643ESailed Wed, Oct 28 · 00:25
MECL service questions
What is the MECL transit time from Savannah?
GPA publishes 23 days from Savannah to Tanger Med and 47 days to Nhava Sheva (JNPT) on this service. The table on this page lists every export port on the rotation.
Which carriers sell space on the MECL service?
Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd. Any of them can take a booking on these sailings; the vessel operator is shown on each call.
How often does the MECL call Savannah?
Weekly. GPA's schedule shows about 1 call a week over the next four weeks, with 11 ships in the rotation.
When can I deliver containers for a MECL sailing?
From the begin receive date to the cargo cutoff shown for each call. On this service the terminal usually receives export boxes for about 6 days before the cutoff.
Carriers on this service
Services to the same region
Shipping on the MECL?
Tell us what you are exporting and where. We book space with the carriers on this service and get your cargo to the terminal before the cutoff.