Evergreen will launch a new North China-Indonesia (NCI) service calling at Xingang, Dalian, Qingdao, Gunsan, Ningbo, Nansha, Ho Chi Minh City, Tanjung Pelepas, Jakarta, Surabaya, Manila (S), Batangas, Hakata, Xingang. The NCI service will start from 29 March 2024 at Nansha with the 1,904 teu EVER CHART. It will turn in 5 weeks using 5 ships of 1,900-2,600 teu to cover 7 different countries in the North Asia to Southeast Asia corridor.
China United Lines (CUL) and Interasia Lines (IAL) will launch a new South China –Vietnam–Thailand service, marketed respectively as the SCT2 and SVT from 14 March 2024. The SCT2/SVT will call at Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Nansha, Chiwan, Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai), Bangkok. The service will turn in 2 weeks and deploy the 1,756 teu INTERASIA VISION and a second vessel to be operated by CUL.
MSC has launched a new Malacca service connecting Singapore, Belawan, Singapore with the 2,113 teu MSC JANIS 3 from 6 February 2024. The weekly feeder service will turn in 7 days using a single ship.
Zim has launched a new South China Thailand Express (SXT) service connecting Nansha, Dachan Bay, Sihanoukville, Laem Chabang, Bangkok, Cai Mep, Nansha from 7 January 2024. The service turns in 2 weeks and deploys the 1,645 teu SEA OF LUCK and 1,930 teu KANWAY FORTUNE.
RCL will join CNC and ONE as vessel operator on the China-Indonesia Malaysia (CS2/CIM) service that it brands as the RCL South China-Indonesia (RCI) from 30 December 2023. The service connects Hong Kong, Shekou, Nansha, Surabaya, Semarang, Jakarta, Port Klang, Hong Kong and turns in 3 weeks with 3 ships of 2,500-2,600 teu. RCL will deploy the 2,598 teu URU BHUM at Hong Kong on 30 December 2023 joining the 2,478 teu APL PUSAN from CNC and 2,664 teu NYK DANIELLA from ONE.
Hapag-Lloyd has added a new Thailand Singapore Express (TSX) service from 13 November 2023 calling at Laem Chabang, Singapore, Laem Chabang with the 2,783 teu ATHENA. The service will feeder connections Hapag-Lloyd to replace the Asia-Europe FE5 service calling Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Singapore, Colombo, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, London Gateway, Jeddah, Singapore, Laem Chabang that was withdrawn with the last westbound sailing at Laem Chabang on 7 November 2023 by the 14,078 YM WREATH.
SITC will launch a new China Japan Vietnam 7 (CJV7) service from 22 December 2023 to call at Ningbo, Shanghai, Hakata, Moji, Tokuyama Kudamatsu, Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Danang, Haiphong, Ningbo. The service will turn in 3 weeks and will deploy 3 ships - the 907 teu SITC TIANJIN, 1,011 teu SITC SHIDAO and 1,403 teu SITC QINZHOU.
ONE and Hai An will launch a new jointly operated Vietnam Singapore Express (VSX) service from 4 January 2024 calling at Haiphong, Cai Mep, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Haiphong. The weekly service will turn in 2 weeks using the 1,577 teu HAIAN VIEW and 1,708 teu HAIAN ROSE, with each partner to operate one ship each with ONE to charter the HAIAN VIEW from Hai An for the service.
COSCO and OOCL will join CNC, the intra-Asia arm of CMA CGM, in a new intra-Asia partnership involving 2 existing services operated by CNC that will both be upgraded to the 6,000-7,000 teu scale. The first service involves the existing CNC Korea China Straits Service (KCS) that calls at Xingang, Dalian, Lianyungang, Qingdao, Singapore, Jakarta, Surabaya, Manila, Xingang. The joint service will start from 29 December 2023, using 5 ships of which CNC will provide 4 ships (the 7,092 teu PELION, 6,
COSCO and OOCL will expand their service network between Philippines and Japan from 8 January with the launch of the new KTX4 service that will call at Manila (North & South), Hong Kong, Shekou, Osaka, Kobe, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Manila. The KTX4 will add to OOCL's existing KTX suite of services connecting Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South China and Southeast Asia that consists of the following strings: * KTX1 : Kanto - Taiwan Xiamen Service [https://www.oocl.com/SiteCollect