ONE will launch a new Spain Portugal Morocco (SPM) service connecting Valencia, Lisbon, Casablanca, Valencia from 22 October 2025. The SPM service will turn in 14 days and will operate initially with a single ship on a fortnightly frequency using the 646 teu PERSEUS.
MSC has added a new Intra E-Med String 2 service connectng Piraeus, Lattakia, Tartous, Mersin, Beirut, Piraeus from 7 September 2025. The service is scheduled to turn in 7 day to 10 days using the 847 teu MED URLA.
Zim has launched a new West Turkiye Express (WTX) service connecting Izmir, Port Said, Haifa, Alexandria, Ambarli, Derince, Gemlik, Izmir from 6 September 2025. The WTX service turns in 14 days and will initially deploy the 1,984 teu MARLA TIGER on a fortnightly frequency.
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.
Milaha has enhanced its Milaha Turkiye Express (MTX) service with the addition of a new call at Misurata, Libya and upgrading the service to a weekly sailing frequency through a partnership with Summit Shipping that will add a second vessel to the service that it brands at the Turkey Libya Express (TLX). The enhanced MTX/TLX service will start from 22 August 2025 to call at Alexandria, Misurata, Ambarli, Diliskelesi, Izmir, Alexandria. The service will turn in 14 days using the 1,015 teu AL BID
ONE has teamed up with Arkas/EMES to launch a new Black Sea-Turkey service from 23 May 2025. The Greece Bulgaria Service (GBS) / Black Sea Turkey Service 1 (BT1) will call at Piraeus, Ambarli, Burgas, Varna, Izmit, Piraeus turning in 2 weeks with the 1,445 teu ROZA A from Arkas and 1,528 teu SINAR BUKITTINGGI from ONE. ONE will also take slots on 2 other Black Sea Turkey services operated by Arkas, with details as follows: * Black Sea Turkey Service 2 (BT2) through slots on the Arkas/EMES Tur
Newly established Midline Shipping will launch a new Italy-Turkey-Libya service from 23 May 2025 using the roro ship MIMER to connect Venice, Brindisi, Misurata, Benghazi, Izmir, Benghazi, Misurata, Venice. MIMER provides total roro capacity of 1,032 lane meters and has a container capacity for 120 teu on deck.
Global Feeder Shipping (GFS) and ONE will launch a new Spain Turkey Service 2 (ST2) from 10 May 2025 calling at Algeciras, Valencia, Barcelona, Alexandria, Damietta, Aliaga, Izmit, Algeciras. The service will turn in 3 weeks and will deploy 3 ships of 1,400-1,600 teu starting with the 1,440 teu CAPT. KATTELMANN at Damietta on 10 May 2025.
COSCO Shipping has launched a new North Africa Service (NAS) connecting Valencia, Algiers, Valencia from 25 February 2025. The service turns in 7 days using the 652 teu MEDKON RIZE and 925 teu CONTSHIP IVY to provide 2 sailings each week. .
Hapag-Lloyd will launch a new Portugal Tangier Express (PTX) service connecting Tangier, Lisbon, Vigo, Leixoes, Tangier from 17 March 2025 with the 1,440 teu GFS SAPPHIRE on a weekly rotation that will provide connections between Iberian ports as well as transshipment options at Tangier to Hapag-Lloyd’s global network.