PIL has introduced a China Calcutta Service (CCS) connecting Xiamen, Shekou, Singapore, Kolkata, Singapore, Xiamen from 2 July 2024. The service turns in 3 weeks and deploys 3 geared ships of the KOTA R class - the 777 teu KOTA RATA and KOTA RUKUN, together with the 851 teu KOTA RAKYAT. The service currently provides the only direct connection between China and Kolkata.
Regional Container Line (RCL) and Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) have launched a new RCL West India-Gulf (RWG) service connecting Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Jebel Ali, Umm Qasr, Mundra. The RWG service will turn in 21 days and will deploy 3 ships of 2,500-2,700 teu starting with the 2,588 teu VIRA BHUM at Mundra on 16 October 2024, followed by the 2,702 teu INTERSEA TRAVELER. Port rotation of the new RCL West India-Gulf (RWG) service
ONE has announced the launch of a new India Coast Express (ICE) service through slots on Global Feeder Shipping's Colombo Cochin Gulf (CCG) service that connects West Coast India, Colombo and East Coast India. The CCG/ICE calls at Mundra, Pipavav, Mangalore, Cochin, Colombo, Kattupalli, Visakhapatnam, Kattupalli, Colombo, Cochin, Mangalore, Mundra. The service turns in 28 days using 4 Indian flagged ships of 2,700-3,300 teu operated by GFS.
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.
Maersk will launch a new Far East-Indian Subcontinent 1 (FI1) service calling at Colombo, Laem Chabang, Yantian, Hong Kong, Colombo from September 2024. The service will turn in 4 weeks and will deploy 4 ships of 3,500 teu to 7,800 teu starting with the 4,506 teu DYROS at Colombo on 10 September.
SITC has revised its recently launch Malaysia-India-Myanmar (MIM) service with an extended rotation to China to call at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Chennai, Haldia, Port Klang, Kuantan, Qingdao. The extension of the service to China will allow SITC to omit the westbound Port Klang call that has been affected by congestion. The Malaysia-India-Myanmar (MIM) service will retain its old name even though it will no longer serve Myanmar directly. The previous call at Yangon is dropped in favou
SITC has launched a new Yangon Chennai Service (YCS) calling at Yangon, Chennai, Yangon from 12 August 2024. The service turns in around 8 to 10 days amd deploys the 1,032 teu SITC HAIPHONG that joined the service at Chennai on 12 August 2024.
CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd will terminate their jointly operated India-US East Coast Indamex and Indamex 2 services from August 2024 and replace them with separate services that will be operated independently by the two carriers. Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new TPI (Indamex) service that will call at Port Qasim, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Charleston, Port Qasim from 8 August 2024 with the 9,274 teu TORRENTE. The service will turn in 11 weeks and will be operated independentl
MSC will laucnh a new Osprey service connecting Shanghai, Ningbo, Singapore, Colombo, Ennore, Visakhapatnam, Ningbo from 23 July 2024. The Osprey service will turn in 35 days using 5 ships of 2,000 teu to 3,000 teu starting with the 2,470 teu MSC SOMYA III at Ningbo on 23 July.
CMA CGM will launch a new India East Coast Express 2 (IEX2) service calling at Singapore, Chennai, Colombo, Singapore from 27 June 2024. The service will turn in 14 days using the 1,738 teu HANSA HOMBURG on a fortnightly frequency.