Zhonggu has upgraded its China Red Sea Express (CRX) service with 6 ships of 1,700-1,900 teu being deployed on the service that calls at Ningbo, Nansha, Aden, Sokhna, Aqaba, Jeddah, Ningbo. The service was launched by Zhonggu in October 2025 initially with just 3 ships, with more ships being added gradually. The service turns in 8 weeks, with gaps being filled with slots on Sea Legend's Red Sea service.
Register Free Trial The Middle East tensions have claimed its first casualties, with the first containership sunk in the Persian Gulf 4 weeks after it was struck by Iranian missiles while SeaLead was forced to scale back its operations after its main Middle East service was incapacitated by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Traffic remain mostly closed in the Hormuz, with the 5,466 teu CMA CGM KRIBI the only non-Iranian linked ship to make it out last week. There are still 45 ships for 275,0
Maersk has launched a new Intra-Asia 98 (IA98) service connecting Ningbo, Shanghai, Sihanoukville, Laem Chabang, Ningbo from 3 April 2026. The service will turn in 3 weeks and deploys 3 ships of 1,700-1,900 teu starting with the 1,802 teu MAERSK VISBY at Ningbo on 3 April 2026, followed by the 1,781 teu MTT PORT KELANG and 1,930 teu ERASMUS PASSION.
SITC has restored its China Japan Vietnam 7 (CJV7) service with a revised rotation calling at Danang, Haiphong, Ningbo, Shanghai, Hakata, Moji, Shanghai, Xiamen, Danang from 28 March 2026. The CJV7 will turn in 21 days and deploys 3 ships of 900 to 1,000 teu starting with the 907 teu SITC HONGKONG and followed by the 1,056 teu M. ATLAS and 907 teu SITC NAGOYA.
MSC has finally launched the long-delayed Asia-Med Phoenix service to take advantage of increased demand for Iraqi cargo via the East Med gateway through Turkey. The new Phoenix service will call at Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shekou, Singapore, Iskenderun, Trieste, Koper, Rijeka, Aliaga, Singapore, Busan from 2 April 2026. The service will turn in 16 weeks and will deploy ships of 8,000 to 11,000 teu starting with the 9,178 teu SANTA LINEA at Busan on 2 April 2026. The next 2 sailings have been co
Zhonggu Logistics have launched a new Qinzhou-Ho Chi Minh City (ZGCV2) service that connects Qinzhou and Ho Chi Minh City on a weekly basis using the 529 teu XIN HAI XIU from 11 March 2026. The service will complement Zhonggu's existing Qinzhou-Haiphong service that is currently operated with the 508 teu HENG HUI.
ONE has launched a new Japan Korea Shuttle (JKS) offering a high frequency service that connects Busan, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, Busan, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, Busan from 3 April 2026. The service turns in 21 days using 3 ships on alternate rotations with the Japan Shuttle West calling Tokyo first while the Japan Shuttle East will call at Kobe first to provide the fastest connections to and from Busan. It will replace the OCEAN Alliance FP1 service that provided direct connections from the 3 Japanese p
X-Press Feeders and TS Lines will launch a new Hercules (HLS) service connecting Laem Chabang, Singapore, Port Klang, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Karachi, Port Klang, Singapore, Laem Chabang from 24 April 2026. The service will turn in 35 days with 4 ships of 2,900 to 4,900 teu deployed initially and a blank sailing in each cycle. X-Press Feeders will deploy 3 ships, the 4,636 teu ZHONG GU NAN JING, 3,316 teu DING YUAN HUAN YU and 4,896 teu X-PRESS ANGLESEY while TS Lines will deploy the 2,954 teu TS
Maersk has launched a new Intra Asia 4 (IA4) service that connects Xingang, Qingdao, Xiamen, Manila North, Tanjung Pelepas, Jakarta, Tanjung Pelepas, Batangas, Nansha, Hong Kong, Busan, Xingang from 30 March 2026. The service turns in 42 days using 6 ships of 2,100 t0 3,500 teu starting with the 3,398 teu IRENES RAY at Xingaong on 30 March 2026.
CMA CGM has launched a new Kanimambo service connecting Colombo, Beira, Nacala, Colombo from 27 March 2026. The service will turn in 35 days and deploy 5 ships of 1,700 to 2,500 teu running on a weekly basis starting with the 1,710 teu EF EMMA at Colombo on 27 March 2026.