DANISH Maersk Line, the world's largest container carrier, has announced it will cancel calls at Mediterranean ports on its Asia-Med services during the coming winter holiday season.

On its AE1 loop, a call at Port Said will be cancelled on one sailing, reported American Shipper, adding that on the AE2 string, three sailings will omit calls at Valencia, and on AE6 service, Algeciras will be skipped on one sailing.

The skipped calls will be covered by sailings on other Maersk Asia-Med routes.