Maersk has launched a new Intra-Asia 98 (IA98) service connecting Ningbo, Shanghai, Sihanoukville, Laem Chabang, Ningbo from 3 April 2026. The service will turn in 3 weeks and deploys 3 ships of 1,700-1,900 teu starting with the 1,802 teu MAERSK VISBY at Ningbo on 3 April 2026, followed by the 1,781 teu MTT PORT KELANG and 1,930 teu ERASMUS PASSION.
Maersk has launched a new Intra Asia 4 (IA4) service that connects Xingang, Qingdao, Xiamen, Manila North, Tanjung Pelepas, Jakarta, Tanjung Pelepas, Batangas, Nansha, Hong Kong, Busan, Xingang from 30 March 2026. The service turns in 42 days using 6 ships of 2,100 t0 3,500 teu starting with the 3,398 teu IRENES RAY at Xingaong on 30 March 2026.
Gemini Cooperation partners Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will launch a new Far East-Med-Red Sea SE4/AE19 service via the Cape of Good Hope calling at Xingang, Qingdao, Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Tanjung Pelepas, Tangier Med, Port Said, Jeddah, Tangier Med, Singapore, Xingang from 13 March 2026. The service will cater to high demand to the Red Sea due to the Iran crisis that started on 28 February 2028. The service will turn in 16 weeks and will deploy up to 16 ships of 10,000 to 13,000 teu from Maersk
CMA CGM and Maersk will raise their Far East-West Africa market coverage by splitting their current West Africa Express (WAX)/Far East-West Africa 3 (FEW3) service into 2 separate services from the end of March 2026, adding around 15,000 teu per week on the route. The first of the new services will be operated by CMA CGM as the West Africa Express 1 (WAX1)/Far East-West Africa 1 (FEW1) calling at Qingdao, Ningbo, Shekou, Nansha, Singapore, Colombo, Abidjan, Lekki, Kribi, Colombo, Cai Mep, Qingd
The Gemini Cooperation's Indian Subcontinent Mediterranean Express (IMEX) / Middle East-Europe 11 (ME11) service will change from its current Cape routing to a revised Suez routing in both directions from February 2026. The revised IMEX/ME11 will call at Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Salalah, Port Said, Tangier Med, Valencia, Port Said, Salalah, Jebel Ali, Mundra. It will turn in 63 days using 9 ships of 15,200 to 15,800 teu that are all operated by Maersk even though it is marketed as a joint service u
Maersk will return to the Suez route on its Middle East Container Line (MECL) service on both directions from January 2026. The service calls at Mundra, Pipavav, Nhava Sheva, Salalah, New York, Charleston, Savannah, Houston, Norfolk, New York, Tangier Med, Salalah, Jebel Ali, Mundra. Based on current pro-forma schedules, the service will turn in 13 weeks using 13 ships of 6,000 to 7,200 teu, with just a 1 week reduction in total turnaround time despite the shorter Suez route compared to the pre
CMA CGM will take launch a new US East Coast-Oceania KEA service connecting Sydney, Melbourne, Port Chalmers, Tauranga, Manzanillo, Cartagena, Philadelphia, Charleston, Balboa, Tauranga, Sydney from 3 February 2026 through slots on Maersk's Oceania America (OC1) service. The OC1 service turns in 77 days using 11 ships of 3,000 to 3,700 teu operated by Maersk. Hapag-Lloyd and MSC also take slots on this service that are branded respectively as the Australia-New Zealand via Panama (ANP) service a
The Gemini Cooperation partners Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk remain at the bottom of the EBIT margin ranking amongst the main publicly listed carriers, lagging behind their industry peers by as much as 20%. The high cost of maintaining the superior schedule reliability of the Gemini network and their inability to secure any freight rate premium have continued to drag down the 2 carriers’ operating performance.
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will withdraw the Gemini Cooperation's WC6/TP9 service in October 2025, with the last sailing to depart from Xiamen on 23 September 2025. The WC6/TP9 service was launched in June 2025, using 6 ships of 4,200 to 5,000 teu calling at Xiamen, Busan, Long Beach, Xiamen. The move is a change from the Gemini partners' initial plan that was announced on 3 September to blank 3 WC6/TP9 sailings in October. This plan was changed to a full suspension of the service for the remainder
Maersk reported better-than-expected earnings at the group level, with the Terminals segment delivering record results on strong volume growth. The Terminals segment generated twice as much EBIT as the liner segment. Maersk stock listed in Copenhagen reached 2 years high. Group underlying EBIT reached $818 million for the second quarter, a 8.2% increase year-on-year and significantly ahead of the $700-800 million consensus estimate. Maersk raised its full-year underlying EBIT guidance to $2.0 -