Dubai based Feeder Lines has launched a new Feeder Asian XPress (FAX) service that will provide ad hoc connections between Port Klang, Colombo, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Karachi, Chittagong, Belawan, Port Klang. The service will operate on an irregular schedule with the 2,070 teu YUAN XIANG FA ZHAN that joined the service at Port Klang on 8 October 2024. The ship called at Chittagong on 10 November 2024, marking the first direct container service to connect Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Interasia Lines (IAL), Pacific International Lines (PIL) and SeaLead will jointly launch a new China-Bangladesh service calling at Ningbo, Shanghai, Shekou, Chittagong, Ningbo from 31 August 2024. The service is branded respectively as the IAL Bangladesh Express (IBX) by IAL, China Chittagong Express (CCE) by PIL and Far East-Bangladesh (FBX) service by SeaLead. The IBX/CCE/FBX will turn in 4 weeks, with using 3 ships initially with 1 blank sailing in each cycle. The ships deployed are the 1,51
Bangladesh port congestion continues to build up over the past week with the number of ships waiting to dock increasing sharply while port operations remains disrupted in the aftermath of the collapse of the government. Although an interim government was formed on 8 August, there has been no improvements in the port situation with more than 20 containerships currently waiting to berth at Chittagong and average delays rising to 7-10 days. Ships operated by Bangladesh’s sole local container carri
MSC will upgrade its existing Bengal service that connects Singapore, Chittagong, Singapore to an extended China-Bangladesh-Southeast Asia service that will call at Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Chittagong, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Qingdao. The upgraded Bengal service will turn in 35 days using 5 ships of 1,500-2,000 teu starting with the newly delivered 1,800 teu MSC CHAEWON at Qingdao on 8 July 2024. MSC Bengal service with extended rotation to China
Maersk will launch a new Central China-Straits-Chittagong service 3 (SH3) service connecting Shanghai, Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Nansha, Tanjung Pelepas, Chittagong, Tanjung Pelepas, Shanghai from 3 July 2024. The SH3 service will turn in 28 days and will deploy 4 ships of 2,300 teu to 2,800 teu starting with the 2,806 teu MCC YANGON at Xiamen on 3 July 2024. Maersk SH3 rotation
Tailwind Shipping Lines, the shipping subsidiary of German retailer Lidl, will revise its Panda Express (PAX) service between China and Europe with new calls at Colombo from October 2023 to cater for transhipment cargo from Bangladesh. The revamped service will deploy 5 ships of 4,900-5,700 teu on a fortnightly frequency connecting Qingdao, Ningbo, Da Chan Bay, Colombo, Koper, Barcelona, Rotterdam, Qingdao on a 70 day rotation. Tailwind will withdraw the direct connection between Chittagong and