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Blank sailing

Term · Logistics and supply chain · MLC-T-LOG-000022

A scheduled vessel voyage that is canceled by the carrier, often due to low cargo volumes or operational disruptions. This results in the ship skipping a port or an entire leg of its planned route. Blank sailings can lead to delays for shippers and require re-routing of cargo to alternative services.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LOG-000022
FieldLogistics and supply chain
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LOG-000022",
  "term": "Blank sailing",
  "field": "Logistics and supply chain",
  "definition": "A scheduled vessel voyage that is canceled by the carrier, often due to low cargo volumes or operational disruptions. This results in the ship skipping a port or an entire leg of its planned route. Blank sailings can lead to delays for shippers and require re-routing of cargo to alternative services.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/logistics/blank-sailing/"
}

Record 24 of 256 in Logistics and supply chain terminology (MLC-0105). Request the full dataset.