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Dubai based Feeder Lines has launched a new Feeder Asian XPress (FAX) service that will provide ad hoc connections between Port Klang, Colombo, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Karachi, Chittagong, Belawan, Port Klang. The service will operate on an irregular schedule with the 2,070 teu YUAN XIANG FA ZHAN that joined the service at Port Klang on 8 October 2024. The ship called at Chittagong on 10 November 2024, marking the first direct container service to connect Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Hede Shipping has revised the rotation of its Hede US West Coast Direct Express 2 (HEX2) service to call at Huanghua, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Huanghua from 17 November 2024, with the former call at Ningbo dropped. The HEX2 is the first transpacific service to call at Huanghua in Hebei province in Northeastern China. The HEX2 currently deploys 5 ships of 1,700 to 2,800 teu, with a 6th ship expected to be added as the HEX2 rotation will increase from 35 days to 42 days.
FESCO has launched a new FESCO Black Sea service connecting Nansha, Rizhao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Novorossiysk, Nansha from 19 November 2024. The service will tun in 8 weeks and will initially deploy a single ship - the 1,660 teu HT JOURNEY with a second ship scheduled to join the service in February 2024.
SeaLead will launch a new Asia and India-East Africa (ANIDEA) service calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Port Klang, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Mombasa, Dar Es Salaam, Shanghai from 24 November 2024. The service will replace the existing India-Dubai-East Africa (IDEA) service, which will be extended to China and drop the connection at Dubai. The ANIDEA service will turn in 9 weeks and will operate initially on an irregular schedule using ships of 5-6 ships of 1,000 to 2,500 teu starting with the 2
SeaLead has launched a new Djibouti-Red Sea-Asia Express (DRAX) service connecting Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Cai Mep, Port Klang, Colombo, Djibouti, Cai Mep, Shanghai from 7 November 2024. The DRAX service will turn in 7 weeks and will deploy initially 3 ships of 3,400-4,600 teu starting with the 3,451 teu LIDIA at Shanghai on 7 November 2024 followed by the 4,636 teu ZHONG GU XI AN and ZHONG GU YIN CHUAN that will join on 23 November abd 24 November respectively. Port rotation of the new DRAX
Unimed Feeder Services (UFS), the Med and Black Sea feeder arm of Unifeeder, has launched a new Turkey-Ukraine feeder service calling at Tekirdag, Odessa, Tekirdag from 30 October 2024. The service will turn in 7 days with the 1,216 teu HARRISON whose charter has just been renewed for 10-12 months and respositioned from North Europe.
Messina Line has launched a new Tunisia Line container service connecting Genoa, Tunis (Rades), Genoa with the newly chartered 700 teu EMILIA from 28 October 2024. The service will turn in 7 days and will complement Messina's existing roro services between Italy and Tunisia.
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.
ONE and Yang Ming will introduce a new Aegean Express/North Europe-Aegean Express (AEX/NEA) service calling at London Gateway, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Piraeus, Istanbul, Gebze, Gemlik, Aliaga, Piraeus, London Gateway to provide enhanced connections between North Europe and the Med. The service will be officially launched on 4 January 2025, but ONE will begin to offer the service from 10 November 2024 with the 1,084 teu SVENDBORG at Antwerp. The service will turn in 4 weeks and will deploy 4 ships o
CMA CGM has continued to send its Asia-Med ships on the Red Sea/Suez route for its services calling at Lebanon. The 16,022 teu CMA CGM JULES VERNE passed the Bab al-Mandab Strait on a northbound transit on 23 October 2024 without incident. The ship will make a stop at Jeddah and Beirut before resuming its regular Mediterranean Club Express (MEX) stops at Malta, Valencia, Barcelona and Fos before returning to Beirut for a second off-schedule call on 20 November. The ship is scheduled to make anot