COSCO has launched a new Oman-UAE X-Press (OUX) service connecting Abu Dhabi, Sohar, Ajman, Abu Dhabi from 18 October 2024. The weekly service turns in 7 days and deploys the 1,049 teu OKEE AURELIA.
SeaLead will introduce a new Mediterranean Gulf Express (MGX) service connecting Jebel Ali, Djibouti, Aliaga, Damietta, Jebel Ali from 19 October 2024. The MGX will turn in 4 weeks and deploy 4 ships of 1,500-1,700 teu starting with the 1,725 teu SHUN LONG.
Emirates Shipping Line (ESL), Global Feeder Shipping (GFS), KMTC and TS Lines (TSL) will launch a new South China-Middle East Express (SMX/Sirius/AIM3) service calling at Nansha, Dachan Bay, Port Klang, Jebel Ali, Hamad, Nansha from 8 November 2024. The SMX/Sirius/AIM3 will turn in 35 days and deplaus 5 ships of 3,000 to 4,400 teu, starting with the 4,395 teu REN JIAN 27 from KMTC at Nansha on 8 November 2024, following by the 4,395 teu REN JIAN 16 and REN JIAN 19 from ESL, 2,954 teu TS COLOMBO
Sinokor, TS Lines and X-Press Feeders will launch a new China-Middle East service branded respectively as the Sinokor Gulf Service 2 (SGX2), Central China Middle East Express (CMX) and Jebel Ali-Far East X-Press (JFX) that will call at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Port Klang, Jebel Ali, Colombo, Qingdao. The service will turn in 6 weeks and will deploy 6 ships of 6,000 to 8,000 teu starting with the 8,030 teu MUMBAI BRIDGE at Qingdao on 23 September 2024.
MSC will launch a new China-Middle East Gulf Clanga service calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Dammam, Shanghai from the end of August 2024. The service will turn in 6 weeks using 6 ships of 2,500 to 5,000 teu starting with the 4,713 teu ZHONG AN XIN HUA YUAN at Shanghai on 30 August 2024. Port rotation of the new MSC Clanga serviceFollowing the launch of the Clanga service, MSC will omit the Dammam call on their existing New Falcon service with a new call at Nansha added. The rev
Ningbo Ocean Shipping (NBOSCO) has launched a new China-Middle East Gulf Express (CGX) service connecting Ningbo, Jebel Ali, Ningbo on a direct shuttle connection serving just 2 ports. The CGX service will turn in 35 days and will operate initially with just a single ship on monthly frequency starting with the 1,868 teu XIN MING ZHOU 106 at Ningbo on 28 June 2024. It is the first NBOSCO service to the Middle East and is also the first long haul service for the Chinese carrier that is currently
SeaLead has launched a new China red Sea (CRS) service connecting Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Port Klang, Djibouti, Qingdao and Southeast Asia-Middle East (SAM) service calling at Port Klang, Khor Fakkan, Kandla, Nhava Sheva, Jebel Ali, Port Klang. The 2 new services are operated initially on an irregular frequencies with the CRS using 3 ships of 1,700-2,500 teu since 21 May 2024 and SAM using 2 ships of 1,800 teu since 28 June 2024.
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.
Emirates Shipping Line has launched a new ESL Gulf Red Sea Connector (EGRC) service calling at Jebel Ali, Aqaba, Sokhna, Jeddah, Mundra, Jebel Ali from 28 May 2024. The rotation of the EGRC is not fixed and will differ between sailings. The EGRC will turn in around 30 days on an irregular frequency and deploys the 1,781 teu ASL TAIPEI and 1,930 teu ASL PEONY.
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),