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
Gulftainer's shipping arm GT Lines has launched a revised India-Sharjah Express (ISX) service that will provide alternative connections to UAE via the Gulftainer operated port of Khor Fakkan following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The revised service will operate 2 separate routes, with the ISX 1 calling at Nhava Sheva, Khor Fakkan, Nhava Sheva while the ISX 2 will call at Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Khor Fakkan, Mundra. The service will operate 3 ships of 1,000 teu on the 2 routes starting wit
Gulftainer's container shipping division GT Lines will launch its first self-operated service from 8 March 2026. The India Sharjah Express (ISX) will connect Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Khor Fakkan, Sharjah, Hamriyah, Mundra turning in 14 days using 2 ships of 950 teu. The service will be the first to call at the Hamriyah Container Terminal. GT Lines launched its first service on 17 December 2025 with the India Gulf Express (GIX) through slots on COSCO Shipping's Asia Gulf India 2 (AGI2) service that