MSC has launched a new Charleston Express service connecting Charleston, Freeport (Bahamas), Charleston from 29 September 2026 with the 2,797 teu MSC PASSION III on a weekly frequency.
CMA CGM, COSCO and OOCL will launch a new Asia-South America East Coast service branded as SEAS A, ESA3 and TLA 3 respectively connecting Ningbo, Shanghai, Shekou, Singapore, Santos, Navegantes, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Paranagua, Santos, Coega, Singapore, Ningbo from 17 December 2026. The service will turn in 91 days and will deploy 13 ships that are still to be assigned starting with the CMA CGM XENON at Ningbo on 17 December 2026.
Hapag-Lloyd and Zim will launch a new Asia-South America East Coast 3 (AS3)/ZIM Falcon Service (ZFS) to connect Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Yantian, Rio Grande, Paranagua, Itajai, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Shanghai from 13 September 2026. The service was first announced by Zim on 2 July 2026 and was to be operated exclusively by Zim but the plan has been changed with Hapag-Lloyd joining the service and a revised port rotation that will include a new call at Xiamen and Rio Grande replacin
Zim will launch the ZIM Falcon Service (ZFS) to connect Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Yantian, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Paranagua, Navegantes, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Shanghai from 13 September 2026. The service will be operated with 11 ships of 7,000 to 11,000 teu on a 77 day rotation starting with the 9,034 teu ZIM WILMINGTON at Shanghai on 13 September. It will replace Zim's existing ASE service that it operates in partnership with Maersk that will be terminated following the launch of the Z
MSC will launch a new Sierra service calling at Shanghai, Qingdao, Busan, Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas, Shanghai from 24 June 2026. The service will turn in 49 days using up to 7 ships of 4,000 to 9,000 teu starting with the 9,411 teu MSC DOMITILLE at Shanghai on 24 June 2026.
Maersk has announced the launch of a new Far East-West Coast South America AC1 service connecting Ningbo, Busan, Lazaro Cardenas, Buenaventura, Guayaquil, Ningbo from 4 July 2026. The service will turn in 56 days deploying 8 ships of 3,400 to 4,600 teu starting with the first sailing at Ningbo on 4 July 2026 with the 4,298 teu REN JIAN 8, followed in successive weeks by the 4,253 teu KOTA LUKIS, 4,578 teu DYROS, 4,250 teu NAVIOS DORADO and 3,316 teu HUA XIN 758.
CMA CGM will combine its current Asia Central South America 1 (ACSA1) and Mexico Express (M2X) service from June 2026. The revised Asia Central South America 1 (ACSA1) will be extended to call at Busan, Xingang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas, Buenaventura, San Antonio, Chancay, Callao, Posorja, Yokohama, Busan using 13 ships of 13,000 teu to 15,000 teu on a 91 days rotation. The M2X will be withdrawn and the Mexico calls on the service are transferred to the revised ACS
Premier Alliance partners HMM, ONE and Yang Ming will launch a new Vietnam Shuttle Express (VSE)/Far East Latin Pendulum (FLP) service calling at Singapore, Cai Mep, Haiphong, Los Angeles, Busan, Shanghai, Shekou, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Itapoa, Singapore from 28 April 2026. The VSE/FLP will turn in 17 weeks, using 17 ships of 5,000-7,000 teu. It will replace the current Far East-Latin America 2/East Coast South America Express 2 (FL2/SX2) that is operated by HMM and ONE with the ser
CMA CGM has added a new South American feeder service branded as the Motagua Express calling at Kingston, Puerto Cortes, Puerto Barrios, Pointe a Pitre, Kingston from 31 December 2025. The service turns in 3 weeks and deploys the 1,740 teu PERITO MORENO, 1,841 teu CMA CGM BALBOA and 1,341 teu LM ARES.
MSC will add new calls at Abu Dhabi and Itapoa on its Far East-East Coast South America Carioca service from October 2025. The revised Carioca rotation will call at Qingdao, Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shekou, Singapore, Vizhinjam, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Paranagua, Itapoa, Itajai, Buenos Aires, Rio Grande, Itajai, Navegantes, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Walvis Bay, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Qingdao. The service will turn in 16 weeks using up to 16 ships of 8,500 to 11,500 teu.