CMA CGM will launch a new Ocean Rise Express (OCR) service connecting Kobe, Nagoya, Yokohama, Xiamen, Yantian, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Southampton, Nansha, Kobe from April 2026.
The service will be operated by CMA CGM alone without the participation of OCEAN Alliance partners and without turn in 98 days using 14 ships of 7,800 to 9,900 teu starting with the 8,048 teu CMA CGM BYBLOS at Kobe on 2 April 2026. This service aims to fill the gap left by the Premier Alliance's withdrawal of direct calls a