Services/Sailings

ONE will partner CMA CGM to launch a new North Europe-US West Coast Transatlantic service that are named respectively as the Atlantic 5 (AL5), and California Bridge (CALFB). HMM, Yang Ming, OOCL and COSCO will also participate as slot buyers on the service as the Transatlantic 1 (TA1), Atlantic 5 (AL5), Atlantic West Coast (ATW) and Atlantic West Coast (ELSA). The AL5/CALFB/TA1/ATW/ELSA will call at Southampton, Le Havre, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Miami, Cartagena (Col), Panama Canal, Balboa

Interasia Lines (IAL) has launched a new Vietnam Thailand India (VTI) service connecting Ho Chi Minh City, Laem Chabang, Port Klang(N), Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Klang(N), Ho Chi Minh City from 13 December 2024. The VTI service will turn in 5 weeks and is expected to deploy ships of 2,600 to 3,000 teu with irregular sailings initially starting with the 2,782 teu INTERASIA ELEVATE at Ho Chi Minh City on 13 December 202 and the 3,055 teu INTERASIA TENACITY at Ho Chi Minh City on 4 January 2025.

Sidra Line has added a new East Med Red Sea (EMR) service calling at Mersin, Iskenderun, Jeddah, Port Sudan, Beirut, Lattakia, Mersin from 9 December 2024 with the 158 teu general cargo ship INFORMED. The service turns in 23 days on an irregular rolling schedule.

SITC has launched a new Beibu Gulf-Vietnam Express (BVX) service connecting Haiphong, Qinzhou, Haiphong from 16 December 2024. The service turns in 3-4 days using the 588 teu VIMC PIONEER.

X-Press Feeders has introduced a new Benelux Scandinavia Baltic X-Press (BSB) through a partnership with ONE's upgraded Scandinavia Baltic Express (SBX) service calling at Antwerp, Rotterdam, Frederica, Gdynia, Rauma, Gavle, Gdynia, Antwerp. X-Press Feeders' participation started from 5 November 2024 with the 1,036 teu X-PRESS AGILITY which joins ONE's 1,436 teu ESSENCE on the service.

Medkon has launched a new Beirut Express Service (BEX) connecting Damietta, Beirut, Mersin/Iskenderun, Damietta. The service is operated with the 381 teu T-MOON since October 2024 and will be replaced in January 2025 with the 353 teu MEDKON KRM.

OOCL and Yang Ming will jointly launch a new China-Laem Chabang (CHL2)/China-Thailand Express (CTE) service connecting Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Nansha, Laem Chabang, Shekou, Shanghai from 10 January 2025. The CHL2/CTE will turn in 3 weeks and will deploy 3 ships of 2,700 teu with OOCL's 2,782 teu DEAR PANEL and SYMEON P, both chartered from Euroseas who will join the service at Shanghai on 10 January and 24 January respectively upon delivery from the Hyundai Mipo shipyard while Yang Ming will

ONE and Wan Hai will exchange slots on 2 Far East-US West Coast services that each carrier operates from 1 February 2025. ONE will provide to Wan Hai 1,700 teu per week on the PS6 service that it operates under the Premier Alliance agreement. Wan Hai's slots will cover only Shanghai, Ningbo, Long Beach, Oakland, Shanghai and will exclude the other ports of the full PS6 rotation that calls at Busan, Kwangyang, Incheon, Shanghai, Ningbo, Kwangyang, Busan, Long Beach, Oakland, Busan. Wan Hai wil

Sinotrans has launched a new China Vietnam Thailand 1 (CVT1) service calling at Nansha, Hong Kong, Shekou, Ho Chi Minh City, Laem Chabang, Nansha from 4 December 2024. The CVT1 turns in 14 days using 2 ships of 1,000 teu with the 1,024 teu OPTIMA and 1,040 teu SINOTRANS TIANJIN.

MSC will launch a new Eastern Cape Express Service connecting Port Elizabeth, Walvis Bay, Rotterdam, London Gateway, Antwerp from 2 January 2025. The service will turn 7 weeks using ships of 2,000 to 3,000 teu starting with the 3,005 teu MSC NEDERLAND III at Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) on 2 January 2025. It is aimed at the grapes exports from South Africa and Namibia to Europe. Port rotation of the new Eastern Cape Express Service