Register Free Trial US-China trade tensions eased following the broad agreement reached last week between the 2 countries including a 1 year pause on their respective port fees and a reduction in tariff and other strategic trade barriers. The ramifications on the container markets will be mixed, as the port fees were mainly targeted at COSCO and Matson and had only a limited impact on other carriers and overall global fleet deployment. More stable trading conditions over the coming weeks could

Samskip has launched a new Moroccan Reefer Service connecting Tilbury, Rotterdam, Casablanca, Agadir, Tilbury from 31 October 2025. The Moroccan Reefer Service will turn in 14 days using the 1,036 teu SAMSKIP TOUBKAL at Rotterdam on 31 October and the 1,084 teu SAMSKIP AMINA at Tilbury on 8 November. The service is aimed at the shipment of fresh produce from Morocco to UK and Netherlands.

Unifeeder's Med arm Unimed has launched a new Egypt-Adriatic service connecting Port Said (East), Venice, Ancona, Port Said (East) from 1 November 2025. The Egypt-Adriatic service will turn in 14 days starting with the 1,036 teu PHOENIX J at Port Said on 1 November, followed by the 1,084 teu ELBSAILOR on 1o November.

MSC has launched a new Sambar service connecting Dalian, Incheon, Xingang, Qingdao, Da Chan Bay, Dong Nai, Laem Chabang, Singapore, Penang, Pasir Gudang, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Cai Mep, Busan, Dalian from 29 October 2025. The Sambar service will turn in 6 weeks using 6 ships of 4,000-4,500 teu starting with the 4,056 teu MSC DIEGO at Dalian on 29 October.

Hede Shipping has added a new Nansha-Jakarta CVT5 service connecting Nansha, Jakarta, Nansha from 2 November 2025. The CVT5 will turn in 14 days starting with the 1,809 teu ADAMASTOS at Nansha on 2 November followed by the 1,708 teu HAIAN ROSE on 10 November.

Hapag-Lloyd has launched a new Malaysia Singapore Feeder (MSF) service connecting Penang, Port Klang, Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, Penang from 28 October 2025 using the 1,930 teu NORDSERAPHINA. The MSF service will turn in 7 days to provide dedicated feeder connections to Hapag-Lloyd and Gemini Cooperation services at Tanjung Pelepas and Singapore.

MSC will merge its Japan-Southeast Asia Origami service with the Singapore-Kenya/Tanzania Oryx service from 9 November 2025 into an enhanced Origami service that will call at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokkaichi, Nagoya, Busan, Ningbo, Singapore, Colombo, Mombasa, Dar es Salam, Singapore, Kaohsiung, Busan, Tokyo. The enhanced Origami will turn in 1o weeks using 10 ships of 4,000 to 5,000 teu starting with the 4,294 teu MSC GENERAL IV at Tokyo on 9 November.

CMA CGM has sent the 17,859 teu CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN on the FAL1/NEU4 service on an eastbound Suez passage, marking the first OCEAN Alliance FE-North Europe sailing to return to the Red Sea since 2024. The ship is scheduled to pass the Suez on 1 November and arrive at Port Klang on 13 November which is a week earlier compared to taking the longer route via the Cape of Good Hope. A second Suez passage eastbound is scheduled for the CMA CGM ZHENG HE a week later, although subsequent sailings

Register Free Trial Carriers are pushing ahead with their 1 November rate hikes after successfully holding on to their mid-October gains, buoyed by rising market sentiment as a US-China trade deal could be reached by this week. The US-China port fees are expected to be part of the package deal to be finalized when the leaders of both countries meet on 30 October. Port traffic in the US and China have not been materially impacted so far, with primarily COSCO’s ships in the US and Matson’s ships

Taicang Container Lines (TCLC) the container shipping arm of Jiangsu Ocean Shipping (JOSCO) has added a new Nanjing-Jakarta service connection on the India East Direct Service (TIE) from 23 October 2025. The revised TIE will call at Nanjing, Taicang, Xiamen, Jakarta, Port Klang, Chennai, Port Klang, Nanjing. The service turns in around 32 days using 2 ships of 1,000 to 1,900 teu to offer 2 sailings per month.

CMA CGM will launch a new Shuttle Tunisia Morocco service connecting Sfax, Tanger, Valencia, Sfax from 29 October 2025. The service will turn in 2 weeks using 2 ships of 800 teu starting with the 862 teu CT DANIEL at Sfax on 29 October 2025. The service is aimed at the export of dates from Tunisia to Morocco and Spain.

SITC will launch a new VTX8 service connecting Shanghai, Osaka, Kobe, Tokuyama Kudamatsu, Shanghai, Ningbo, Sihanoukville, Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Bangkok, Shanghai from 4 November 2025. The VTX8 will turn in 4 weeks using 4 ships of 900 teu to 1,000 teu starting with the 932 teu RESURGENCE at Shanghai on 4 November for the southbound voyage and 1,034 teu SITC WEIHAI at Shanghai on 9 November for the northbound voyage.