Maersk will launch a new Far East-India Subcontinent 2 (FI2) service connecting Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Tanjung Pelepas, Nhava Sheva, Pipavav, Port Qasim, Shanghai from 4 June 2026. The FI2 will turn in 42 days and will deploy 6 ships of 3,500 to 5,900 teu starting with the 4,496 teu MAERSK COTONOU. The service will complement Maersk’s existing Far East-India Subcontinent 3 (FI3) service that it operates jointly with X-Press Feeders.
Maersk will add a Seasonal Transpacific Loader (TPX) service connecting Cai Mep, Busan, Long Beach, Cai Mep from 8 June 2026. The TPX will turn in 49 days and will deploy 5 to 7 ships of 3,500 to 4,600 teu starting with the 4,395 teu REN JIAN 16. The seasonal loader will operate until September 2026 with 10 sailings currently scheduled and additional sailings to be added depending on market demand.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have amended their Gemini Cooperation Agreement to modify the timing of discussions regarding potential seasonal blank sailings with the new arrangement taking effect from March 2026. Under the previous terms of the agreement that started from 1 February 2025, the 2 carriers are authorised to blank sailings only during Chinese New Year or Chinese Golden Week provided such agreement is reached no later than 12 weeks prior to the scheduled date of the sailing. The revised
Maersk will launch a new SLA Baltic Sea service connecting the Mediterranean and Baltic Sea from 11 May 2026. The SLA service will call at Tanger Med, Gdansk, Bremerhaven, Vado Ligure, Port Said, Alexandria, Tanger Med, turning in 35 days using 5 ships of 4,200 to 5,000 teu starting with the 4,822 teu MAERSK MAKUTU at Tanger Med on 11 May 2026. (Originally scheduled to launch on 4 May but delayed by 1 week)
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