Zhonggu will upgrade its China Red Sea Express (CRX) to a regular weekly service to call at Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Jeddah, Aqaba, Sokhna, Shanghai from May 2026, with CU Lines joining as a vessel provider. The service will turn in 56 days using 8 ships of 1,700 to 2,500 teu. The service was first launched by Zhonggu in October 2025 initially with just 3 ships on an irregular frequency and have been gradually upgraded as more ships are deployed. CU Lines will operate the 2,518 teu ZHONG GU ZH
CU Lines and GT Lines will jointly launch a new China Gulf Service (GCS)/Khor Fakkan China Express (KCX1) service calling at Shanghai, Nansha, Khor Fakkan, Shanghai. The service will operate on a fortnightly basis, turning in 42 days using 3 ships of 1,200 teu to 1,500 teu starting from 27 April 2026 with the 1,354 teu XING DONG 88 operated by CU Lines and 1,510 teu newbuilding NAN HAI ZHI YUAN operated by GT Lines, with a 3rd ship that is still to be named.
CU Lines has added a new China Gulf Express (CGX) service using tonnage of up to 10,000 teu, including several ships taken over from SeaLead in April 2026. The new service will call at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Nansha, Port Klang, Mundra, Karachi, Sohar, Khor Fakkan, Qingdao with the first sailing by the 10,114 teu EXPRESS BERLIN at Qingdao on 27 April 2026. The 6,758 teu RACINE had already started 2 weeks earlier from 12 April as an extra loader from China to Khor Fakkan and will also
Asean Seas Line (ASL) and China United Lines (CUL) have launched a new intra-Asia service calling at Nansha, Shekou, Laem Chabang, Bangkok (PAT & Sahathai), Laem Chabang, Nansha from 28 December 2025. The service is branded by ASL and CUL respectively as the Bangkok Thailand Express 2 (BTX2) and New SCT Express (NSX) and turns in 2 weeks using the 1,781 teu ASL HAIPHONG and 1,930 teu CUL LAEM CHABANG.
Asean Seas Line (ASL) and China United Lines (CUL) have teamed up to launch the new Ningbo Philippines Express 2 (NPX2)/China Philippines Express (NP2) service that will call at Qingdao, Rizhao (ASL ship only), Shanghai, Xiamen, Manila (South), Qingdao using 2 ships of 1,700 teu - the 1,667 teu newbuilding XIAN FENG JU HE from ASL and 1,730 teu UGL SHENZHEN from CUL. The new service starts from 1 January 2026 at Qingdao and will replace ASL's current NPX2 that is operated independently by ASL o
TS Lines (TSL) and Interasia Lines (IAL) will launch a new South China-Vietnam-Thailand (SVT) service calling at Nansha, Shekou, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Nansha from 10 December 2025. The SVT service will turn in 2 weeks using the 1,781 teu ANBIEN BAY and 1,756 TS KWANGYANG. TSL replaces CU Line (CUL) on the SVT service with the latter launching a new CUL South China Thailand (CST) service from 4 December 2025 calling at Nansha, Shekou, Laem Chabang, Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Nansh
X-Press Feeders has added a new China Red Sea X-PRESS (CRX) service connecting Ningbo, Nansha, Shekou, Djibouti, Sokhna, Jeddah, Ningbo in cooperation with China United Lines (CUL) on the latter's Red Sea Service (REX). The CRX/REX service turns in 7 to 8 weeks using 7 ships of 1,500 to 2,800 teu on a rolling schedule with CUL operating 6 ships and X-Press operating a single ship.
SeaLead will replace its standalone Five Seas Express (5CX) service with a new Far East-Mediterranean service via the Suez Canal in cooperation with CU Lines (CUL) and Global Feeder Services (GFS) from the end of October 2025. The former 5CX service has been disrupted since August 2025 after 16 SeaLead operated ships were added to the OFAC sanctions list, affecting 8 ships of 5,000 teu to 6,800 teu that were formerly operated on the service. The new service operated by CUL, GFS and SeaLead wil
CU Lines will add a new Sokhna-Jeddah-Aden (SJA) service connecting Sokhna, Jeddah, Aden, Jeddah, Sokhna from 29 October 2025. The service will turn in 18 days using the 870 teu SUNNY 68 on a rolling 18 day frequency.
CU Lines, SeaLead and TS Lines have reversed their decision to add additional tonnage on the Transpacific route in the face of rapidly declining freight rates. CU Lines will withdraw the Trans Pacific West Coast I Service (TP1) after a single sailing by the 2,758 teu CUL MANILA that started its voyage on 16 June 2025 calling at Nansha, Shekou, Ningbo, Qingdao, Los Angeles, Ningbo. The ship will be redirected to the Red Sea service after completing its current voyage at Ningbo on 31 July 2025. T