Register Free Trial \Although the composite SCFI index was unchanged last week, it masked conflicting performances across various key tradelanes with the Asia-Europe route slumping to its sharpest weekly decline since February while the Transpacific route showed surprising resilience and managed to hold on to most of its 1 September rate hikes. The resilience is not expected to last, with freight rates remaining under pressure due to the lack of capacity discipline. Golden Week blank sailing pr
Asean Seas Line (ASL) has extended its China-Hong Kong-Haiphong Express 1 (HHX1) service into an extended butterfly loop that incorporates the South China-Vietnam-Philippines 2 (SVP2) service. The extended HHX1/SVP2 service calls at Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen, Haiphong, Danang, Shekou, Nansha, Xiamen, Manila(S), Ningbo from September 2025, turning in 3 weeks using 3 ships of 1,182 teu - the CA OSAKA, CA MANILA and CA NAGOYA.
SITC has launched a new Far East-India Express (FIE) service connecting Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Haldia, Yangon, Ho Chi Minh City, Incheon, Xingang from 4 September 2025. The FIE service turns in 42 days and deploys 6 ships of 2,400 teu starting with the 2,433 teu SITC CAGAYAN at Xingang on 4 September.
CMA CGM's intra Asia shipping arm, CNC will launch a new Japan Philippines 9 (JP8) service connecting Shekou, Nansha, Subic Bay, Batangas, Cebu, Davao, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe Moji, Shekou from 15 September 2025. The JP8 service will turn in 28 days and will deploy 4 ships of 1,700-1,800 teu starting with the 1,781 teu LITTLE DOLPHIN at Shekou on 15 September 2025 to be followed by the 1,827 teu ARIONAS and ASTERIOS, and the 1,756 teu KUO LIN.
SITC will launch a new Vietnam Thailand Express 7 (VTX7) service connecting Ningbo, Shanghai, Haiphong, Qinzhou, Laem Chabang, Sihanoukville, Ningbo from 7 October 2025. The VTX7 service will turn in 21 days and will deploy 3 ships of 1,000 teu starting with the 1,011 teu SITC TOKUYAMA at Ningbo on 7 October.
Zim has launched a new West Turkiye Express (WTX) service connecting Izmir, Port Said, Haifa, Alexandria, Ambarli, Derince, Gemlik, Izmir from 6 September 2025. The WTX service turns in 14 days and will initially deploy the 1,984 teu MARLA TIGER on a fortnightly frequency.
CMA CGM's intra-Asia arm CNC has teamed up with CK Line and SeaLead to launch a new Korea Indonesia 8 (KI8)/China Indonesia Korea (CIK)/Intra Asia Service (SEA7) connecting Busan, Incheon, Shanghai, Ningbo, Jakarta, Semarang, Ho Chi Minh City, Busan from 15 September 2025. The KI8/CIK/SEA7 service will turn in 28 weeks and deploys 4 ships of 1,700 to 2,800 teu starting with the 2,822 teu CNC PANTHER at Busan on 15 September to be followed by the 2,693 teu SKY PRIDE from CK Line and 1,732 teu HA
ANL/CMA CGM will launch a new Northeast Asia to PNG and Far North Queensland APR2 service connecting Qingdao, Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Lae, Motukea, Brisbane, Gladstone, Townsville, Qingdao from 12 September 2025. The service turns in 42 days using 3 ships of 1,700 teu on a fortnightly frequency starting with the 1,756 teu SAN GIORGIO at Qingdao on 12 September, followed by the 1,740 teu ELA and 1,794 teu SEVILLIA.
COSCO has launched a new Yangpu Batam Express (YBX) connecting Yangpu, Kota Kinabalu, Batam, Singapore, Yangpu from 13 August 2025. The service turns in 14 days and operates initially on a fortnightly basis with the 1,064 teu CTP MAKASSAR from Yangpu on 13 August 2025 for a single round trip before being replaced by the 1,008 teu DANUM 171 at Batam on 1 September 2025.
COSCO will launch a new Southeast Asia India 1 (SEI1) calling at Surabaya, Jakarta, Singapore, Port Klang, Nhava Sheva, Port Klang, Singapore, Surabaya from September 2025. This service will turn in 28 days using 4 ships of 2,700 to 4,200 teu srarting with the 4,250 teu XIN TAI CANG at Surabaya on 24 September 2025.