China United Lines will add a new Jeddah-Port Sudan (JPS) service from 11 April 2025. The JPS will turn weekly with the 599 teu ZHONG LIAN SHAN TOU that is currently positioning from China to the Red Sea.
COSCO and X-Press Feeders have launched a new Chancay Express / Chile X-Press (CHX) service connecting Chancay, Callao, Lirquen, San Antonio, Chancay from 27 February 2025. The CHX will turn in 14 days using 2 ships, starting with the 1,686 teu A. IDEFIX from X-Press Feeders at Chancay on 27 February followed by the 2,586 teu LAKONIA from COSCO on 6 March. The service will provide transhipment connections at COSCO's new West Coast South America hub of Chancay to Peru and Chile.
Amu Shipping has launched a new feeder service connecting Mogadishu, Mombasa, Kismayo, Mogadishu from 13 January 2025 using the newly acquired geared 1,083 teu AMU JAMEEL (ex BOSTON TRADER build 2002) that has just completed its positioning trip from China carrying cargo from Qingdao, Ningbo and Nansha to Kenya and Somalia.
X-Press Feeders have launched a new Thailand Singapore X-Press (TSX) service calling at Singapore, Laem Chabang, Singapore from 6 August 2024. The TSX service turns in 1 week and deploys the 1,809 teu GREEN EARTH on a weekly frequency.
CMA CGM will launch a new Helsingborg Express (HLX) service connecting Antwerp, Tilbury, Helsingborg, Antwerp. The HLX service will turn in 7 days and will deploy the 508 teu RAGNA from 14 August 2024. Port rotation of the new Helsingborg Express (HLX) feeder service
COSCO has relaunched the Piraeus Rijeka Express service (PRS) calling at Piraeus, Rijeka, Durres, Piraeus with the 1,924 teu DELPHIS GDANSK from 27 July 2024. The service will turn in around 10 days on an irregular rolling schedule due to the current congestion at Piraeus. COSCO first launched the PRS in July 2019 as a direct Piraeus-Rijeka feeder but the service was discontinued in 2020.
X-Press Feeders have launched a new Matadi Shuttle X-Press (MSX) service connecting Pointe Noire, Matadi, Pointe Noire from 24 May 2024. The service operates on an irregular 5 day frequency using 2 ships of 900-1,100 teu - the 917 teu X-PRESS MEGHNA and 1,145 teu SC PHOENIX on a 10 day rolling schedule. The service caters to feeder cargo to Matadi for Main Line Carriers including Maersk and CMA CGM.
MSC will launch a new North Peru Feeder connecting Balboa, Buenaventura, Paita, Salaverry, Balboa from 6 June 2024 with the 2,572 teu MSC MONTSERRAT III. The service will turn in 2 weeks, with a second ship to be introduced. MSC North Peru feeder service
Bengal Tiger Lines (BTL) will launch a new Rio Grande-Buenos Aires-Montevideo (RBM) feeder service from 22 May 2024. The RBM service will turn weekly with the 1,756 teu TIGER PLATA (ex MAHAWELI). It will provide connections at Rio Grande to and from Buenos Aires and Montevideo, serving primarily HMM's Far East-India-Latin Amerca (FIL) service that will be truncated with the existing calls at Buenos Aires and Montevideo removed while a new call at Rio Grande's Tecon terminal is added. The revis
X-Press Feeders will introduce a new Pointe Noire-Matadi feeder service from 6 May 2024 with the 1,145 teu SC PHOENIX. The service will turn in 8-10 days with a second ship, the 917 teu X-PRESS MEGHNA to join the service at the end of May to provide departures every 4-5 days.