Maersk has relaunched the Far East-Middle East 1 (FM1) service with a new rotation calling at Singapore, Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi, Salalah, Singapore from 29 June 2024. The new FM1 service will turn in 28 days and will deploy 4 ships of 3,500-8,700 teu.
Maersk has relaunched the IA11 service with a new rotation calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai from 1 July 2024 The IA11 will turn in 14 days and will deploy 2 ships - the 1,740 teu MAERSK VERACRUZ and 1,891 teu ERASMUS LEO. Maersk had operated the IA11 service previously with a southbound call at Kaohsiung which is dropped in the new rotation.
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
Panstar will launch a new Korea Japan Hanshin Kehin (KJHK) service calling at Busan, Kobe, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Busan from 30 June 2024. The Panstar Container Liner Service will turn in 7 days with the chartered 634 teu HONOR VOYAGER.
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.
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
SITC has launched a new Malaysia-India-Myanmar (MIM) service calling at Port Klang, Haldia, Yangon, Port Klang from 5 June 2024. The MIM turns in 14 days and deploys 2 ships of 907 teu starting with the SITC NAGOYA at Haldia on 5 June and followed by the SITC TIANJIN.
SITC has launched at new Vietnam Thailand Express 6 (VTX6) service connecting Shanghai, Ningbo, Sihanoukville, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Nansha, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Shanghai The VTX6 will turn in 28 days and deploys 4 ships of 1,000 teu starting with the 1,043 teu SITC HOCHIMINH at Shanghai on 11 June 2024.
SITC has launched a new China-Philippines Express 7 (CPX 7) service calling at Shanghai, Wenzhou, Manila (South), Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Shanghai from 30 May 2024. The CPX 7 will turn in 14 days using 2 ships, starting with the 1,060 teu GREEN PACIFIC before being replaced by 2 newbuildings that will be delivered in June, the 1,781 teu SITC HAODE and 1,868 teu SITC ZHI.
SITC will launch a new China-Vietnam-Malaysia 2 (CVM2) service from 2 June 2024 calling at Shekou, Nansha, Kota Kinabalu, Qinzhou, Haiphong, Shekou. The service will turn in 14 days and deploys 2 ships, the 1,032 teu SITC PYOENGTAEK and 1,150 teu SITC RIZHAO.