CMA CGM's intra-Asia arm CNC will launch a new China Vietnam Express 8 (CV8) service from 9 January 2026 calling at Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai. The CV8 will turn in 2 weeks using 2 ships of 2,954 teu starting with the AMALFI BAY on 9 January 2026 followed by the SHIMANAMI BAY on 16 January.
Bengal Tiger Line (BTL) will add a Haiphong Straits Service (HSS) by joining Yang Ming's South East Asia Service VIII 8 (SE8) as a vessel operator from 22 December 2025. The SE8 service calls at Haiphong, Singapore, Port Klang, Singapore, Haiphong turning in 2 weeks using 2 ships of 1,500 to 1,800 teu. BTL will add the 1,813 teu NZ SUZHOU at Haiphong on 22 December 2025, replacing the 1,708 teu TOKYO TOWER operated by Yang Ming.
DP World will rebrand Unifeeder and Unifeeder ISC as Shipping Solutions from December 2025. The rebranding will also involve P&O Ferrymasters which is renamed Multimodal Solutions and P&O Maritime Logistics which is renamed Maritime Solutions. According to DP World, Shipping Solutions operate a fleet of 150 vessels ranging from 350 to 8,500 teu connecting over 200 ports. Multimodal Solutions provides integrated road, rail and sea transportation service throughout Europe and the UK. Maritime Sol
MSC's North Europe to Canada service (Canada Express) will be extended with new calls at Spain and Portugal ports from the end of December 2025. The extended Canada Express will call at Malaga, Sines, Vigo, Gijon, Bilbao, Felixstowe, Antwerp, Le Havre, Montreal, Halifax, Malaga starting from 18 December 2025. Total service turnaround time will be extended to 6 weeks from the current 4 weeks using 6 ships of 2,000 to 3,700 teu.
Register Free Trial ZIM’s future as an independent carrier will be tested in the next 6 months, with the potential sale of the company facing significant challenges. Apart from geo-political hurdles related to its Israeli ownership, the company’s valuation remains a key point of contention as its current market capitalization of $2.4Bn is lower than its cash value of $2.9Bn. Market headwinds persist with freight rates still slipping in early December after carriers failed to push through their
CMA CGM will reroute the India America Express (INDAMEX) service to the Suez Canal on both directions from January 2025. The revised INDAMEX service will call Port Qasim, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Colombo, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Charleston, Jeddah, Port Qasim. It is expected to turn in 11 weeks under the new rotation, compared to 13 to 14 weeks on the current rotation via the Cape of Good Hope. The first eastbound Suez transit is scheduled on 9 January 2026 by the 6,350 teu APL OREGON, while
MSC's Dragon service has been reconfigured into a full westbound Round-The-World (RTW) service calling at Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Nansha, Yantian, Singapore, Malta, Gioia Tauro, Genoa, La Spezia, Fos, Barcelona, Valencia, Malaga, Sines, New York, Boston, Norfolk, Charleston, Freeport, Busan. The extended Dragon service will add a new Transatlantic leg to the former Asia-Mediterranean service along with US East Coast and Bahamas connections to the Far East. The Transatlantic calls have been int
CMA CGM will launch a new Thailand Vietnam India EC (TVI) service connecting Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Singapore, Port Klanf, Chennai, Colombo, Laem Chabang from 23 December 2025. The TVI will replace the existing India East Coast Express 2 (IEX2) service that calls at Singapore, Chennai, Colombo, Singapore. The TVI service will turn in 4 weeks using 4 ships of 1,700 to 2,800 teu starting with the 2,822 teu CNC JAGUAR at Laem Chabang on 23 December 2025.
MSC's Albatros service has been reconfigured into a full westbound Round-The-World (RTW) service calling at Xingang, Dalian, Kwangyang, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, Felixstowe, London Gateway, Bremerhaven, Gdansk, Boston, New York, Freeport (ad hoc), Xingang. The extended Albatros service will add a new Transatlantic leg to the former Asia-North Europe service along with US East Coast and Bahamas connections to the Far East. The ad-hoc Transatlantic calls have been introduced since September 202
Register Free Trial No full scale return to the Suez is expected in the next 2 months despite the statement from the Suez Canal Authority on 25 November that Maersk will send their ships back to the Suez Canal in early December. Neither Maersk or its Gemini Cooperation partner Hapag-Lloyd are scheduled to return any of their ships to the Suez next month. CMA CGM remains the only main carrier to test the early return to the Suez, with 3 of its Asia-Europe & Med services set to resume eastbound v