Akkon Lines have launched a new Jeddah Express Service (JXS) connecting Izmit, Gemlik, Ambarli, Izmir, Jeddah, Izmit from 29 June 2026. The service will turn in 20 days using 2 ships of 1,100 teu that operates on a 10 day frequency starting with the 1,118 teu VENTO at Izmit on 29 June 2026 and followed by the 1,118 teu KAPPA.
CMA CGM will add a new westbound call at Jeddah on the INDAMEX 2 service connecting the Indian Subcontinent with the US East Coast. The revised rotation will start from 1 January 2023 can call at Port Qasim, Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Jeddah (new call from 11 Jan 2023), Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Port Qasim. The new Jeddah call will provide transhipment connections from Jordan, Djibouti, Kenya, Egypt with shorter transit times from Jeddah to Norfolk (16 days), Charleston (18 days) and Savannah