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.