Register Free Trial The renewed military conflict in the Persian Gulf kept the Strait of Hormuz shut last week, but Maersk and CMA CGM have continued to send their ships through the Red Sea despite the increased risk of Houthi attacks. Although only 24 containerships remain idle in the Persian Gulf with a total capacity of 69,000 teu, there is a growing number of Iranian ships that are stranded in various Asian anchorages that have been added to the idle fleet. The rising tensions is giving con

DP World Shipping Solution's Med carrier Unimed will launch a new Intra Adriatic Service (IAS) connecting Rijeka, Trieste, Ravenna, Ancona, Rijeka, Venice, Rijeka from 23 July 2026. The service will turn in 14 days using 2 ships of 1,100-1,200 teu starting with the 1,118 teu CONTSHIP LUV at Rijeka on 23 July 2026 followed by the 1,216 teu MORAGA a week later.

Sea Legend will restart its China-Europe Arctic Express (CAX) service connecting Ningbo and Felixstowe from 12 August 2026. 8 westbound sailings are planned to coincide with the 2026 Northern Sea Route (NSR) season, following just a single trial voyage in 2025. Last year, Sea Legend deployed the 4,890 teu ISTANBUL BRIDGE from Ningbo on 23 September 2025 and completed its Arctic voyage to Felixtowe in 21 days. After additional calls at Hamburg, Gdansk and Rotterdam, the ship returned via the Sue

CMA CGM will launch a new Kora Express service connecting Southampton, Vlissingen, Antwerp, Tanger Med, Algeciras, Tema, Lekki, Cotonou, Dakar, Southampton from 25 August 2026. The service will turn in 42 days using 6 ships of 3,400 to 4,400 teu starting with the 3,461 teu NAVIOS VERANO at Southampton on 25 August 2026. Following the launch of the Kora service, CMA CGM will revise the rotation of the current EURAF5 service to the southern range ports of West Africa and omit the current calls at

Maersk will resume the trans-Suez routing on the Salalah-West Africa WAF6 service from July 2026, replacing the current route via the Cape of Good Hope. The WAF6 service calls at Salalah, Tangier Med, Algeciras, Tema, Lagos, Salalah and turns in 70 days using the Cape route in both directions with 10 ships of 4,400 to 5,000 teu deployed. The revised trans-Suez westbound route will cut the rotation down to 56 days, reducing total vessel deployment by 2 ships. Maersk has already started making Su

Register Free Trial The SCFI retreated by 4.3% last week after a 10-week run of successive rate hikes as new capacity additions relieved some of the vessel space tightness that has driven spot rate gains of over 70% since April. Carriers failed to hold on to the early July rate hikes as rates receded across the board. Although carriers are still pushing for 2 more rounds of rate hikes on 15 July and 1 August, rates appears to have peaked for now with space constraints starting to ease with new

Akkon Lines have launched a new Jeddah Express Service (JXS) connecting Izmit, Gemlik, Ambarli, Izmir, Jeddah, Izmit from 29 June 2026. The service will turn in 20 days using 2 ships of 1,100 teu that operates on a 10 day frequency starting with the 1,118 teu VENTO at Izmit on 29 June 2026 and followed by the 1,118 teu KAPPA.

Maersk and ONE have teamed up to launch a new SLI Adriatic Sea A / Adriatic Service 1 (AD1) calling at Koper, Venice, Ancona, Haifa, Ashdod, Damietta, Port Said, Koper from 4 July 2026. The service turns in 21 days and deploys 3 ships of 1,100 to 1,700 teu starting with ONE's 1,118 teu MITO at Koper on 4 July, followed by the 2,274 teu NYSTED MAERSK and 1,700 teu AS SELINA from Maerk. The new service will replace former arrangements with Maersk withdrawing from its slot arrangement on MSC's Lin

Evergreen will launch a new China Philippines Express (CPX) service connecting Rizhao, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Cebu, Davao, Rizhao from 31 July 2026. The service will turn in 21 days and will deploy 3 ships of 1,800 teu on a weekly frequency starting with the 1,984 teu EVER CLEVER at Rizhao on 31 July 2026, followed by the 1,809 teu GREEN CLARITY and 1,809 teu EVER CHARM.

Maersk will resume Suez transits on the Middle East Container Line (MECL) service in both directions with immediate effect from July 2026. The service will add an eastbound call at Jeddah with the revised rotation to call at New York, Charleston, Savannah, Houston, Norfolk, New York, Tangier Med, Jeddah, Salalah, Mundra, Pipavav, Nhava Sheva, Salalah, New York. The first westbound transit is scheduled with the 6,478 teu MAERSK DENVER on 21 July 2026 while the first eastbound transit is schedule

ONE will withdraw its standalone West India North America (WIN) service that calls at Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Colombo, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Jacksonville, Charleston, Mundra from the end of July 2026. The service currently operates on an irregular frequency with sailings every 10 to 25 days using 6 ships of 6,300 teu to 7,100 teu on a 13 week round trip rotation. HMM, COSCO and OOCL takes slots on the service branded respectively as the IAX, IPE2 and IEX2. The last sailing is scheduled with

Register Free Trial The idled containership fleet has shrunk to the lowest levels since February as the ships stranded inside the Strait of Hormuz dropped to 21 units with most of them already evacuated in the last 3 weeks. Containership availability remains very tight and this is reflected in the rising charter rates and resale prices as carriers scramble to secure any open tonnage to capitalize on the surging freight rates. The SCFI surged past 3,300 despite some of the 1 July rate hikes bein