Register Free Trial The sharp improvement in carriers earnings in the 3rd quarter look set to continue for another quarter as freight rates are still holding despite softening cargo volumes even as more ships return to the Suez route. Despite their failure to push through the last 3 GRI attempts, carriers have nonetheless been able to prevent a downward rate spiral as protracted port congestion in Europe and the Middle East continues to absorb part of the excess capacity. MSC’s decision to rede

Shandong Marine Corporation (SMC) has launched a new Rizhao-Incheon Express (RIX) service connecting Rizhao and Incheon twice weekly using the 1,102 teu HARRIER from 11 November 2026. The service received formal approval from the governments of China and South Korea on 20 July 2026.

GT Lines will partner with Ningbo Ocean Shipping, Sea Legend Shipping and Zhonggu Logistics to launch a new Khor Fakkan China Express 1 (KCX1) service connecting Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Khor Fakkan, Qingdao from December 2026. The service will turn in 50 days using 5 ships of 1,500-1,700 teu on a 10 day rolling frequency with GT Lines contributing 2 ships and the 3 Chinese partners providing 1 ship each. The first sailing is scheduled from Shanghai on 5 December 2026 with the 1,510 t

Emirates Shipping Line (ESL), Evergreen, Interasia Lines (IAL) and Regional Container Lines (RCL) will launch a new Far East Africa Express 2 (FAX2)/Asia-East Africa Service 6 (AEF6)/IAL East Africa 3 (EA3)/RCL East Africa 3 (REA3) service connecting Qingdao, Ningbo, Nansha, Port Klang, Mombasa, Qingdao from 5 December 2026. The FAX2/AEF6/EA3/REA3 will turn in 49 days and will deploy 7 ships of 2,700 to 4,200 teu starting with the 2,824 teu HIRANYA BHUM at Qingdao on 5 December 2026.

DP World Shipping Solutions, Emirates Shipping and Evergreen will launch a new China Africa Link (CAL)/Far East Africa Express 3 (FAX3)/Asia-East Africa Service 5 (AEF5) service connecting Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Port Klang, Dar es Salaam, Maputo, Singapore, Shanghai from 26 November 2026. The CAL/FAX3/AEF5 will turn in 56 days and will deploy 8 ships of 2,300 to 3,100 teu starting with the 3,006 teu CELSIUS EDINBURGH at Shanghai on 26 November 2026.

Hapag-Lloyd will launch a new Asia-South America East Coast Express (ASX) service connecting Qingdao, Ningbo, Shekou, Tanjung Pelepas, Santos, Itajai, Rio Grande, Paranagua, Santos, Singapore, Qingdao from April 2027. The ASX service will turn in 13 weeks with 13 ships that will include several of the 11,923 teu ships that Hapag-Lloyd currently deploys on the AS2/Ipanema/SX1 service jointly operated with MSC and ONE that will be dissolved in April 2027. MSC and ONE will continue to operate the

Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a new Asia Mexico Express (AMX) service connecting Ningbo, Qingdao, Busan, Ensenada, Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas, Ningbo from January 2027. The AMX will turn 7 weeks and will deploy 7 ship that are still to be named.

Register Free Trial The return to the Red Sea continues to gather pace, with Evergreen resuming their Suez transits starting from this week, becoming the last OCEAN Alliance partner to return to the Suez route. Yangming will be the next carrier to follow as it joins its Premier Alliance partners ONE and HMM on the Suez route from December. All 3 main carrier alliances along with MSC are set to make a full return to the Suez by the 1st quarter of 2027, leaving Zim as the only main carrier left o

The Premier Alliance's Asia Mediterranean 1 (MD1) service will resume Suez transits from December 2026, while adding a new call at Sokhna to cater for Asia-Red Sea cargo. The revised MD1 rotation will call at Ningbo, Shanghai, Shekou, Singapore, Sokhna, (Suez Canal), Damietta, Ambarli, Izmit, Mersin, Damietta, (Suez Canal), Singapore, Kaohsiung, Ningbo starting with the 11,714 teu YM TRUSt at Ningbo on 13 November 2026. The revised MD1 will turn in 84 days and will deploy 12 ships of 11,700 to

RCL has launched a new South China/Vietnam to East Coast of India service branded as the RCL Far East-Tuticorin (RFT) calling at Qinzhou, Haiphong, Tuticorin, Kattupalli, Chu Lai, Qinzhou that replaces its existing RCH9 service that operates on a shorter rotation calling at Chu Lai, Singapore, Kolkata, Kattupalli, Chu Lai. The revised rotation started from Qinzhou on 7 October 2026 with the 1,108 teu NAWATA BHUM, with a second ship MITRA BHUM joining the service from 13 November. The RFT servic

Evergreen will send its first ships to the Red Sea since January 2024 with the re-launch of its China-Red Sea service from 12 November 2026. The OGRD service will call at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Jeddah, Port Klang, Qingdao. The service will turn in 56 days but will initially only deploy 4 ships of 7,000-9,000 teu operating on a fortnightly basis starting with the 7,024 teu EVER SUPERB at Qingdao on 12 November 2026. The move will coincide with Evergr

Zim will re-launch its ZIM Central China Xpress 3 (ZX3) service with a revised port rotation calling at Xiamen, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Xiamen that is targeted at the premium expedited service segment with a 12 day transit time from Shanghai to LA and 15 days from Xiamen to LA. The ZX3 service will turn in 35 days using 5 ships of 4,250 teu starting from 5 December 2026 with the 4,253 teu MELINA at Xiamen followed by the 4,252 teu FELIXSTOWE on 12 December 2026. These ships are repositioning fro