RCL has added a new RCL China Vietnam (RCV) service connecting Chu Lai, Shanghai, Nansha, Chu Lai from 3 October 2025. The RCV turns in 11 days using the 628 teu PIRA BHUM on a rolling schedule. The service is operated in conjunction with Truong Hai International Logistics (Thilogi) to serve the Central Vietnam port of Chu Lai where the THACO Group's automotive manufacturing facilities are located.
MSC has launched a new Sambar service connecting Dalian, Incheon, Xingang, Qingdao, Da Chan Bay, Dong Nai, Laem Chabang, Singapore, Penang, Pasir Gudang, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Cai Mep, Busan, Dalian from 29 October 2025. The Sambar service will turn in 6 weeks using 6 ships of 4,000-4,500 teu starting with the 4,056 teu MSC DIEGO at Dalian on 29 October.
Hede Shipping has added a new Nansha-Jakarta CVT5 service connecting Nansha, Jakarta, Nansha from 2 November 2025. The CVT5 will turn in 14 days starting with the 1,809 teu ADAMASTOS at Nansha on 2 November followed by the 1,708 teu HAIAN ROSE on 10 November.
Hapag-Lloyd has launched a new Malaysia Singapore Feeder (MSF) service connecting Penang, Port Klang, Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, Penang from 28 October 2025 using the 1,930 teu NORDSERAPHINA. The MSF service will turn in 7 days to provide dedicated feeder connections to Hapag-Lloyd and Gemini Cooperation services at Tanjung Pelepas and Singapore.
MSC will merge its Japan-Southeast Asia Origami service with the Singapore-Kenya/Tanzania Oryx service from 9 November 2025 into an enhanced Origami service that will call at Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokkaichi, Nagoya, Busan, Ningbo, Singapore, Colombo, Mombasa, Dar es Salam, Singapore, Kaohsiung, Busan, Tokyo. The enhanced Origami will turn in 1o weeks using 10 ships of 4,000 to 5,000 teu starting with the 4,294 teu MSC GENERAL IV at Tokyo on 9 November.
Taicang Container Lines (TCLC) the container shipping arm of Jiangsu Ocean Shipping (JOSCO) has added a new Nanjing-Jakarta service connection on the India East Direct Service (TIE) from 23 October 2025. The revised TIE will call at Nanjing, Taicang, Xiamen, Jakarta, Port Klang, Chennai, Port Klang, Nanjing. The service turns in around 32 days using 2 ships of 1,000 to 1,900 teu to offer 2 sailings per month.
SITC will launch a new VTX8 service connecting Shanghai, Osaka, Kobe, Tokuyama Kudamatsu, Shanghai, Ningbo, Sihanoukville, Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Bangkok, Shanghai from 4 November 2025. The VTX8 will turn in 4 weeks using 4 ships of 900 teu to 1,000 teu starting with the 932 teu RESURGENCE at Shanghai on 4 November for the southbound voyage and 1,034 teu SITC WEIHAI at Shanghai on 9 November for the northbound voyage.
COSCO Shipping will launch a new Japan Thailand Vietnam (JTV) service connecting Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nansha, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Yangpu, Shekou, Kobe from the end of October 2025. The JTV service will turn in 4 weeks using 4 ships of 1,700 teu starting with the 1,707 teu INSIGHT at Kobe on 28 October 2025.
Shandong Marine Corporation (SMC) has launched a new Qingdao-Jeju container service connecting Qingdao, Jeju, Qingdao. The service will deploy the 672 teu SMC RIZHAO on a weekly rotation starting from 16 October 2025 at Qingdao, becoming the first service to provide regular direct connections between China to Jeju in South Korea.
Evergreen, Yang Ming and Wan Hai have teamed up to launch a new China Indonesia Malaysia (CIM) service connecting Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Surabaya, Jakarta, Singapore, Port Klang, Kaohsiung, Dalian from 31 October 2025. The CIM service will turn in 5 weeks using 5 ships of 2,400 to 3,000 teu starting with the 2,634 teu EVER ORDER at Dalian on 31 October 2025, followed by the 2,634 teu EVER OASIS, 2,476 teu EVER ORIGIN, 3,013 teu WAN HAI 363 and 2,940 teu YM CONTINUITY.