Asyad Line and Folk Maritime have launched a new India-Red Sea Service (IRS) with each partner to contribute one ship each on the service from 10 September 2024. Asyad Line's 3,534 teu WADI DUKA will connect Sokhna, Jeddah, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Salalah, Sokhna on a 30-35 day rotation, while Folk Maritime's 1,868 teu FOLK JEDDAH will connect Jeddah, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jeddah on a 20-25 day rotation.
Newly formed Saudi based Folk Maritime has launched the Port Sudan Service (PSS) connecting Jeddah, Port Sudan, Jeddah with the 698 teu SUNSET X from 5 April 2024. The service turns in 4-5 days with Maersk and CMA CGM taking slots to provide regular connections between Saudi Arabia and Sudan. The new PSS as well the North Red Sea (NRS) service operated in cooperation with CMA CGM are the first 2 services launched by Folk Maritime. Folk Maritime was established in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 26 Fe
Folk Maritime will team up with CMA CGM to launch a new North Red Sea (NRS)/North Red Sea Express (NRX) service from 9 April 2024. The NRS/NRX will call at Jeddah, Neom, Sokhna, Aqaba, Yanbu, Jeddah using 2 ships of 1,600-2,000 teu, starting with the Folk Maritime chartered 2,045 teu JIN SHUN HE, followed a week later by the 1,641 teu APL SAIPAN from CMA CGM. Folk Maritime is a new carrier established on 26 February 2024 in Riyadh to operate feeder and short sea services connecting ports in S