CMA CGM and its intra-Asia arm CNC has introduced a new China Vietnam Express 8 (CV8) service calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai from 28 December 2024. The CV8 service turns in 14 days and deploys the 2,058 teu CMA CGM ESCURIAL and 1,756 teu KUO LIN.
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.
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.
Regional Container Lines (RCL) will launch a new RCL Vietnam Philippines (RVP) service connecting Ho Chi Minh City, Ilo Ilo, Ho Chi Minh City from 25 October 2024 with the geared 628 teu ORA BHUM. The service will operate on a rolling 9-10 day round trip rotation.
MSC will add a new call at Haiphong on the Chinook service from 23 October 2024. The revised Chinook rotation will call at Haiphong, Yantian, Shanghai, Qingdao, Busan, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Haiphong and will turn in 8 weeks using 8 ships of 6,400 to 9,600 teu. Zim also takes slots on this service as the ZIM North Pacific (ZNP) service. Revised Chinook port rotation from 23 October 2024
MSC has launched a new Saola service calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Cai Mep, Shanghai from 4 July 2024. The Saola service will turn in 21 days amd deploys 3 ships - the 2,824 teu MSC CORDELIA III, 2,798 teu MSC VIGOUR III and 2,646 teu MSC ZAINA III. MSC Saola service rotationThe new service will partially replace the existing China-Southeast Asia leg of the Kaguya service which will be shortened to call at Busan, Kobe, Osaka, Hakata, Busan from 20 July 2024. The Kagu
SITC will launch a new China-Vietnam-Malaysia 2 (CVM2) service from 2 June 2024 calling at Shekou, Nansha, Kota Kinabalu, Qinzhou, Haiphong, Shekou. The service will turn in 14 days and deploys 2 ships, the 1,032 teu SITC PYOENGTAEK and 1,150 teu SITC RIZHAO.
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),
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.
CNC (CMA CGM), COSCO and Samudera have teamed up to operate a new Singapore-Haiphong feeder service offering twice weekly departures using 3 ships on an 10-11 day rotation. The service is branded respectively as the Haiphong Singapore Feeder 1 (HSF1CNC) by CNC, Singapore-North Vietnam Express (NVX) by COSCO and North Vietnam Service (NVS) by Samudera. The joint service incorporates the 3 carriers' existing North Vietnam services, with the existing NVX/NVS operated by COSCO and Samudera revamped