Sinotrans has replaced its China India West (CIW) service operated in partnership with SeaLead with a new CIW service operated in partnership with COSCO on the latter's China India 1 (CI1) service. Sinotrans will operate the 4,130 teu REN JIAN 19 on the CI1/CIW service from 28 June 2025 connecting Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Yangpu, Singapore, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Karachi, Colombo, Singapore, Shanghai, joining 5 other ships from COSCO of 8,500 to 9,500 teu.
Inland World Logistics has launched its first self-operated container shipping service with the chartered 602 teu ALBERO on 18 July 2025. After an initial trip from Singapore with a load of 364 teu arriving at Kolkata on 31 July 2025, the ship will be phased into a Kolkata, Port Klang, Kolkata rotation that is operated by a new entity called Inland Voyage.
Unifeeder has started to offer slots on the India-Med Service (IMD) that is jointly operated by Arkas and Turkon that is branded respectively as the India Med Service (IMS) / Turkiye Red Sea India (TRI). The service calls at Ambarli (Kumport & Marport), Evyap, Aliaga, Mersin, Port Said East, Aqaba, Jeddah, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jeddah, Aqaba, Port Said East, Alexandria, Ambarli. Unifeeder's participation starts from 5 July 2025. The service turns in approximately 42 days on a 10 day frequency usi
Akkon's Turkey India (TIN) service has been extended to include calls at Karachi in a revised Turkey India Pakistan (TIP) service that calls at Ambarli, Aliaga, Iskenderun, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Karachi, Izmit, Gemlik, Ambarli. The TIP service turns in 35 days and deploys 2 to 3 ships of 1,700-2,000 teu on an irregular schedule.
RCL has launched a new RCL Calcutta Service 9 (RCH9) connecting Chu Lai, Port Klang (WP), Kolkata, Kattupalli, Chu Lai from 16 May 2025. The service turns in 25-28 days and deploys various ships of 800 teu to 1,000 teu on irregular schedules starting with the 1,018 teu CHANA BHUM at Chu Lai on 16 May 2025.
CMA CGM will return to the Suez route on the Med Express (MEDEX) service from June 2025 with a new rotation calling at Abu Dhabi, Jebel Ali, Karachi (temporarily omitted), Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Colombo, Jeddah, Piraeus, Malta, Genoa, Fos, Barcelona, Valencia, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi. The new rotation will turn in 10 weeks using 10 ships of 6,000 to 10,000 teu operated by CMA CGM starting with the 9,658 teu CMA CGM PELLEAS at Abu Dhabi on 27 May 2025. The first MEDEX westbound transit on the Suez is sc
Evergreen and Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) will launch a new China-India Express Service 8 (CIX8)/ESL China Subcontinent Express (ECSX) service calling at Qingdao, Xiamen, Nansha, Dachan Bay, Port Klang West, Colombo, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Port Klang West, Qingdao from 6 July 2025. The CIX8/ECSX will turn in 42 days and will deploy 6 ships of 4,600 to 6,000 teu, of which 4 will be operated by ESL and 2 by Evergreen.
Wan Hai will launch a new India-East Med 2 (IM2) service connecting Mundra, Jeddah, Alexandria, Mersin, Jeddah, Mundra from 1 June 2025 through a partnership with Emirates Shipping Lines (ESL) on the latter carrier's existing India-East Mediterranean Express (IEX) service. The service will turn in 4 weeks and will deploy 2 ships of 2,500 teu on a fortnightly frequency. Wan Hai will deploy the 2,646 teu WAN HAI 311 at Mundra on 1 June 2025 and ESL will deploy the 2,496 teu AN HAI at Mundra on 15
ONE and Samudera's newly upgraded Thailand India Gulf (TIG) service will drop calls at Nhava Sheva and Mundra from 18 May 2025 due to ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan. The revised TIG will call at Laem Chabang, Singapore, Karachi, Dammam, Jebel Ali, Port Qasim, Colombo, Singapore, Laem Chabang. The TIG has been calling at Laem Chabang, Singapore, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Dammam, Jebel Ali, Colombo, Singapore, Laem Chabang since 16 April 2025, turning in 35 days using 5 ships of 3,000 teu
CMA CGM will remove calls at Karachi and Port Qasim on 4 of its services that also serves Indian ports from 9 May 2025 due to the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan. The affected services are EPIC, MEDEX, INDAMEX and AS1. Cargo to and from Pakistan will be redirected to the Pakistan Khalifa Express (PIKEX) that has been revised to call at Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi, Karachi, Port Qasim, Colombo, Karachi, Jebel Ali with connections at the Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi and Colombo hubs to other CMA CGM