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.
The 11,388 teu CMA CGM COLUMBA will make an eastbound Suez transit on 26 July 2025 on the Europe Pakistan India Consortium (EPIC) service that CMA CGM operates in cooperation with COSCO and OOCL. It is the second EPIC transit on the Suez and follows the 11,388 teu CMA CGM AQUILA that made an eastbound transit on 17 June 2025.
CMA CGM leads the list of carriers on the Suez/Red Sea route with 12 containership passages in June. Apart from regular passages on its Asia-Med Phoenician Express and Levant-Middle East Express services that have retained their Suez routing since last year, CMA CGM added 3 ad-hoc sailings last month, including the first of the Middle East-Med Express ships that will resume full Suez passages from the end of June. CMA CGM was the only main carrier to enjoy the Suez Canal Authority’s 15% discoun
CMA CGM has upgraded the capacity of the ships deployed on its Asia-Med Phoenician Express (BEX2) service from the 8,500-11,500 teu scale to larger ships of 13,100-15,500 teu. The 13,136 teu CMA CGM COBALT was the first of the upsized ships to join the service on 26 March 2025, and has been followed by the larger 15,536 teu CMA CGM OSIRIS on 2 May 2025. The BEX2 service is the largest service on the Suez Canal, and the use of the larger ships will allow CMA CGM to enjoy the 15% discount on tran