COPENHAGEN, April 29 (Reuters) - Maersk

said on Tuesday it had maintained all its scheduled

trans-Pacific sailings to date, albeit downsising some vessels,

despite the uncertainty caused by U.S. import tariffs and the

trade war between the United States and China.

German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd ( HLAGF ) last week

said that its customers had cancelled 30% of shipments to the

United States from China, spooked by the trade conflict between

the world's two largest economies.

Maersk said its customers with shipments out of China to the

United States were taking different approaches to deal with the

uncertainty.

"Some continue as planned, others look to ship to or from

other markets while a third category choose to postpone

shipments storing them at origin in anticipation of a future

resolution to the situation," the company said in a statement.

However, the company added that it would continue to assess

the situation and align with demand on its services between

China and the U.S., including continuing the practice of

replacing larger vessels with smaller ones.

The Trump administration's current policy includes blanket

tariffs of 10% on goods from most countries and 145% import

duties products from China. China and other countries have hit

back with tariffs on U.S. goods.

However, the world's two largest economies in recent days

seem to have softened their respective stances, with Washington

signalling openness to reducing tariffs and Beijing exempting

some U.S. imports from its 125% levies.