{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Blank Sailing","description":"A blank sailing, also called a void sailing or cancelled sailing, is the cancellation of a scheduled vessel departure or of an entire rotation in container liner shipping. The carrier drops a departure announced in the schedule – typically to manage capacity when demand is weak, or because of port congestion, strikes or geopolitical disruption. For freight forwarders and shippers, a blank sailing means that booked containers are shifted to later departures (rollover), extending transit times and","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/blank-sailing","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-22T22:23:36.479700","citation":"https://windward.ai/glossary/what-is-blank-sailing/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/blank-sailing","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Blank Sailing · A blank sailing, also called a void sailing or cancelled sailing, is the cancellation of a scheduled vessel departure or of an entire rotation in container liner shipping. · Quelle: https://windward.ai/glossary/what-is-blank-sailing/"}