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.
CMA CGM will add new calls at Qingdao and Aqaba on its stand-alone Asia-Red Sea REX2 service from 16 October 2025. The enhanced REX2 service will call at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Nansha, Singapore, Djibouti, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Qingdao, turning in 9 weeks using 9 ships of 5,000 to 9,000 teu with a extra week added to the rotation.
CMA CGM will add a new direct call at Cai Mep on the Asia-Med MEX1 service, which is operated within the Ocean Alliance MED2 service that is branded as the AEM2 by COSCO, WM2 by OOCL and MEX1 by Evergreen. The new rotation will call at Qingdao, Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Nansha, Shekou, Singapore, Valencia, Barcelona, Fos, Marsaxlokk, Port Klang, Qingdao with the first call at Cai Mep scheduled on 27 October 2025 on the 16,022 teu CMA CGM JULES VERNE. The service will retain a 14 week turn
CMA CGM's intra Asia shipping arm, CNC will launch a new Japan Philippines 9 (JP8) service connecting Shekou, Nansha, Subic Bay, Batangas, Cebu, Davao, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe Moji, Shekou from 15 September 2025. The JP8 service will turn in 28 days and will deploy 4 ships of 1,700-1,800 teu starting with the 1,781 teu LITTLE DOLPHIN at Shekou on 15 September 2025 to be followed by the 1,827 teu ARIONAS and ASTERIOS, and the 1,756 teu KUO LIN.
CMA CGM's intra-Asia arm CNC has teamed up with CK Line and SeaLead to launch a new Korea Indonesia 8 (KI8)/China Indonesia Korea (CIK)/Intra Asia Service (SEA7) connecting Busan, Incheon, Shanghai, Ningbo, Jakarta, Semarang, Ho Chi Minh City, Busan from 15 September 2025. The KI8/CIK/SEA7 service will turn in 28 weeks and deploys 4 ships of 1,700 to 2,800 teu starting with the 2,822 teu CNC PANTHER at Busan on 15 September to be followed by the 2,693 teu SKY PRIDE from CK Line and 1,732 teu HA
ANL/CMA CGM will launch a new Northeast Asia to PNG and Far North Queensland APR2 service connecting Qingdao, Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Lae, Motukea, Brisbane, Gladstone, Townsville, Qingdao from 12 September 2025. The service turns in 42 days using 3 ships of 1,700 teu on a fortnightly frequency starting with the 1,756 teu SAN GIORGIO at Qingdao on 12 September, followed by the 1,740 teu ELA and 1,794 teu SEVILLIA.
CMA CGM has launched a new new Male Shuttle (MLEFEED) service connecting Colombo, Male, Colombo from 24 August 2025. The service turns in 14 days and will operate initially with the 1,794 teu SEVILLIA and 1,713 teu CMA CGM DANANG.
CMA CGM will launch a new intra-Med Maestrale Service connecting Malta, Durres, Rijeka, Salerno, Malta from 5 October 2025. The service turns in 14 days and will initially deploy the 750 teu JSP CARLA and 707 teu MEDKON SAMSUN.
Container carrier remain mired in an earnings downturn with EBIT earnings falling by 80 to 90% since the recent peak in the 3rd quarter of 2024. 2nd quarter 2025 EBIT at both CMA CGM and ONE have retreated to levels last seen in 3rd quarter of 2023, with ONE’s EBIT margin barely above breakeven. Results released by the carriers so far have disappointed relative to expectations. ONE slashed its half-year and full-year EBIT guidance by 20% and 43% respectively. CMA CGM did not issue formal guidan
CMA CGM has launched a new Levant Red Sea Express (LRX) service connecting Mersin, Beirut, Jeddah, Lattakia, Iskenderun, Mersin from 27 July 2025. The LRX service turns in 3 weeks and will deploy 3 ships of 2,200-2,800 teu starting with the 2,260 teu CMA CGM FORT ST PIERRE at Beirut on 27 July 2025.