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.
CMA CGM will launch a new India Gulf Red Sea Express (BIGEX2) service connecting Jebel Ali, Djibouti, Aden, Colombo, Mangalore, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jebel Ali from June 2024. The new service will turn in 28 days and deploys 4 ships of 1,700 to 3,000 teu starting with the 1,713 teu CMA CGM SAIGON at Jebel Ali on 8 June 2024, followed by the 3,013 teu WADI ALRAYAN, 2,078 teu LOBIVIA and 1,714 teu ST. JOHN. The BIGEX2 will replace the existing Mona Express 2 that will be discontinued from 8 June
ONE will withdraw from the 2 India-North America Indamex services that is marketed as the India-East Coast Express (IEX) and India-East Coast Express 2 (IE2). Its last westbound sailings will be at Port Qasim on 24 May 2024 on IEX and 20 May 2024 on the IEX2. ONE will withdraw the 10,010 teu SEAPSAN BEACON from the IEX on 13 July 2024 that operates alongside 9 other ships operated by the Indamex partners CMA CGM, COSCO and Hapag-Lloyd that calls at Port Qasim, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, New York, Nor
Evergreen, IAL, Jinjiang Shipping. PIL, RCL will jointly launch a new China-India service calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Singapore, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Port Klang, Singapore, Shanghai from 30 May 2024. The service will replace the existing service operated by IAL, Jinjiang, PIL and RCL that is branded as the China-Saigon-India / China Vietnam India / RCL Far East Madras 2 (CSI / CVI / RFM2). The revised service will omit the existing southbound and northbound calls at Ho Chi Minh Cit
6 carriers are teaming up to expand their current Vietnam/Thailand-India-Middle East Gulf service into an extended butterfly service that will offer 2 separate loops connecting the following ports: * Loop 1 : Laem Chabang, Singapore, Port Klang, Nhava Sheva, Jebel Ali, Dammam, Nhava Sheva, Port Klang, Cai Mep * Loop 2 : Cai Mep, Jakarta, Port Klang, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Dammam, Mundra, Port Klang, Laem Chabang 6 carriers (CMA CGM, China United Lines (CUL), Emirates Shipping Line (ESL),