Services/Sailings

MSC will upgrade its USA to South Africa service to a standalone service from October 2025, replacing its long standing America Express (AMEX) service jointly operated with Maersk. The enhanced USA to South Africa service will retain the same AMEX port rotation that calls at New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, Freeport (Bahamas), Port Elizabeth, Durban, Cape Town, New York, with an additional call at Philadelphia to be added during the citrus season that normally runs from April to Octobe

Jin Jiang Shipping has added an extended Saigon Shanghai Express (SSX) service connecting Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai, Nagoya, Shimizu, Shanghai, Haiphong from 22 May 2025. The new SSX service turns in 3 weeks using 3 ships of 1,000-1,200 teu. It is an extension of the original SSX service that was first launched on 31 March 2025 to connect Shanghai, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai using the 1,182 teu MILD SYMPHONY and MILD CONCERTO. A 3rd ship, the 1,098 teu MILD SONATA has been

PIL, HMM and X-Press Feeders will jointly launch a new North China Indonesia (NCI/NIS) / North China Java X-Press (NJX) service connecting Xingang, Qingdao, Xiamen, Singapore, Jakarta, Surabaya, Singapore, Xingang from 17 June 2025. The NCI/NIS/NJX service will turn in 5 weeks using 5 ships of 2,500-4,700 teu, initially comprising of the KOTA SEJATI, KOTA SEMPENA and KOTA SABAS from PIL, HYUNDAI UNITY from HMM and ZHONG GU TIAN JIN from X-Press Feeders.

CMA CGM will return to the Suez route on the Med Express (MEDEX) service from June 2025 with a new rotation calling at Abu Dhabi, Jebel Ali, Karachi (temporarily omitted), Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Colombo, Jeddah, Piraeus, Malta, Genoa, Fos, Barcelona, Valencia, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi. The new rotation will turn in 10 weeks using 10 ships of 6,000 to 10,000 teu operated by CMA CGM starting with the 9,658 teu CMA CGM PELLEAS at Abu Dhabi on 27 May 2025. The first MEDEX westbound transit on the Suez is sc

Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will launch a new Transpacific WC6/TP9 service connecting Xiamen, Busan, Long Beach, Xiamen. The Gemini Cooperation service will turn in 6 weeks and deploys 6 ships of 4,000-5,000 teu starting with the 4,622 teu RHONE MAERSK at Xiamen on 23 June 2025.

China United Lines (CUL) will restart its Transpacific coverage with the launch of the Trans Pacific West Coast 1 (TP1) service calling at Shekou, Ningbo, Qingdao, Long Beach, Shekou from 7 June 2025. The service is scheduled to turn in 38 days and will deploy 5 to 6 ships of 2,400 to 2,800 teu, starting with the 2,786 teu CUL MANILA at Shekou on 7 June 2025 that is scheduled to arrive at Long Beach on 29 June 2025 where she will berth at the SSA Pier A terminal. CUL had operated its own Transp

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have launched a new Gemini Cooperation feeder service branded as Middle East Shuttle 6 (M06) / Pakistan Service 2 (PK2) to connect Salalah, Port Qasim, Salalah from 13 May 2025. The service turns in 7 days using 2 ships of 2,500-3,500 teu to provide 2 sailings a week.

ONE has teamed up with Arkas/EMES to launch a new Black Sea-Turkey service from 23 May 2025. The Greece Bulgaria Service (GBS) / Black Sea Turkey Service 1 (BT1) will call at Piraeus, Ambarli, Burgas, Varna, Izmit, Piraeus turning in 2 weeks with the 1,445 teu ROZA A from Arkas and 1,528 teu SINAR BUKITTINGGI from ONE. ONE will also take slots on 2 other Black Sea Turkey services operated by Arkas, with details as follows: * Black Sea Turkey Service 2 (BT2) through slots on the Arkas/EMES Tur

MSC and Zim will restore the 1 of the 2 Far East-US East Coast services that was suspended since the beginning of May 2025. The 2 affected services are as follows: * Empire/Zim North Star (ZNS) service is resumed after 6 blanked sailings starting with the 6,724 teu MSC BARBARA at Qingdao on 14 June 2025. The service will resume its rotation calling at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, New York, Norfolk, Baltimore, Busan * Pelican/Zim South Lotus (ZSL) service is still suspended with all of its previ

All of the Far East-US West Coast transpacific service that were withdrawn in April and May 2025 will be fully re-instated following the rebound in cargo demand after China and the US reached an agreement to pause reciprocal tariffs for 90 days from 14 May 2025. The services that will return are as follows:- * Zim ZX2 - Servce returns after 6 weeks of blanked sailings with 5,500 teu COLORADO at Xiamen from 23 May 2025 * COSCO/OOCL SEA3/PSX - Service returns with fortnightly sailings after 6