COSCO and OOCL will launch a new Asia-Mexico Express (WSA8/TLP8) service connecting Shanghai, Qingdao, Ensenada, Manzanillo, Ensenada, Yokohama, Shanghai from 20 August 2025. The WSA8/TLP8 service will turn in 7 weeks and willl deploy 7 ships of 3,300 to 4,300 teu to starting with the 4,250 teu XIN FANG CHENG at Shanghai on 20 August 2025.
MSC will launch a new Far East-South America West Coast Alpaca service connecting Nansha, Hong Kong, Ningbo, Busan, Callao, Arica, Iquique, San Antonio, Nansha from September 2025.
Maersk will replace 2 existing services connecting North Europe-Caribbean with a new CAX service that will connect Antwerp, Southampton, Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Newark, Manzanillo (Pan), Puerto Antioquia, Moin, Manzanillo (Pan), Antwerp using 7 gearless ships of 5,500 teu starting with the 5,560 teu MAERSK MONTE LINZOR at Moin on 26 September 2025, with the MAERSK MONTE ALTO making the southbound voyage concurrently from Antwerp on 29 September. The call at Puerto Antioquia in Colombia
Vuxx Shipping has launched a new South America-West Russia (LAM-RU) service connecting Paranagua, Itapoa, Santos, Rio Grande, Kaliningrad, St Petersburg, Paranagua from 23 June 2025. The service will turn in 8 weeks and will deploy 4 ships of 1,700 to 1,900 teu on a fortnightly frequency starting with the 1,906 teu AEOLUS at Paranagua on 23 June, followed by the 1,730 teu DHANU on 7 July and 1,679 teu MUARA on 21 July, with a 4th ship that has not yet been named.
ONE will launch a new River Plate Express (RPX) service connecting Rio Grande, Zarate, La Plata, Rio Grande from 8 May 2025 using the 1,155 teu SPIRIT OF DUBAI. The service turns in 7 days and will link the Argentinian ports of Zeate and La Plata with Rio Grande to connect to ONE's FE-ECSA services.
CMA CGM will launch 3 new MAYA Feeder loops in a partnership with X-Press Feeders. The Maya Service 1 (MAYA1)/Mexico Central Americas X-Press (MCX) will call at Balboa, Buenaventura, Puerto Caldera, Balboa from 30 April 2025. The service will turn in 14 days and will deploy 1 ship each from CMA CGM and X-Press Feeders The Maya Service 2 (MAYA2) will call at Buenaventura, Balboa, Corinto, Buenaventura from 25 April 2025. The service will turn in 14 days and will deploy 1 ship of 2,400 teu each
A new Central America carrier, ServiPort Marine Line has launched a Honduras-South Florida service connecting Puerto Cortes, Port Everglades, Puerto Cortes with the 310 teu general cargo ship SVL HONDURAS from 7 March 2025 with a weekly service frequency.
COSCO and X-Press Feeders have added a second Chancay feeder to connect Chancay, Callao, Iquique, Arica, Ilo, Chancay from 8 March 2025. The service is an extension of X-Press Feeders' Chile Peru X-Press (CPX) that called at Callao, Iquique, Callao with the addition of the new Chancay, Arica and Ilo calls from 17 December 2024 using the 1,341 teu ALIOTH. The service was operated on a fortnightly basis before the addition of a second ship, the 1,098 teu CONTSHIP DON from COSCO on 8 March 2025 wi
CMA CGM and Maersk will launch a new jointly operated Asia-East Coast South America service branded respectively as the the SEAS 3 and ASAS2 calling at Shanghai, Shekou, Cai Mep, Singapore, Santos, Singapore, Shanghai from 8 April 2025. The SEAS 3/ASAS2 service will turn in 11 weeks and will deploy 11 ships of 5,000 teu to 8,000 teu, with CMA CGM operating 7 ships and Maersk operating 4 ships. The service will connect at Santos for relay to other East Coast Latin American ports and will also pr
HMM and ONE will launch a new Far East-East Coast South America service from April 2025 to connect Busan, Chiwan, Singapore, Rio Grande, Santos, Santa Catarina, Singapore, Hong Kong, Busan. The service will be branded as the Far East-Latin America 2 (FL2) by HMM and East Coast South America Express 2 (SX2) by ONE. In conjunction to the launch, the 2 partners will also offer a new dedicated River Plate feeder service to connect Rio Grande with Buenos Aires and Montevideo to cater for Argentina a