CMA CGM will launch a new Mekong Transpacific Express (MTE) service connecting Haiphong, Cai Mep, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Oakland, Kaohsiung, Shekou, Haiphong from the end of May 2026. The MTE will turn in 63 days using 9 ships of 9,000 to 13,000 teu starting with the 9,365 teu APL DANUBE at Haiphong on 28 May 2026. OCEAN Alliance partners will also participate on the service with COSCO branding it as the SEA2, OOCL as the SEAP and Evergreen as the PE1.
The service will replace US West Coast leg