GT Lines will partner with Ningbo Ocean Shipping, Sea Legend Shipping and Zhonggu Logistics to launch a new Khor Fakkan China Express 1 (KCX1) service connecting Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Khor Fakkan, Qingdao from December 2026. The service will turn in 50 days using 5 ships of 1,500-1,700 teu on a 10 day rolling frequency with GT Lines contributing 2 ships and the 3 Chinese partners providing 1 ship each. The first sailing is scheduled from Shanghai on 5 December 2026 with the 1,510 t
MSC has extended its Far East-Indian subcontinent Shikra service to Khor Fakkan and Sohar as it capitalises on the high demand and freight rates to the Middle East despite severe congestion at these ports. The first Khor Fakkan call was made on 18 October 2026 with the 24,346 teu MSC MICOL under the new Shikra rotation that calls at Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Singapore, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Khor Fakkan, Sohar, Dalian. The extended service will turn in 15 weeks using up
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will resume regular weekly sailings on the AGX/FM1 service connecting Qingdao, Ningbo, Tanjung Pelepas, Khor Fakkan, Singapore, Qingdao from 17 October 2026. The AGX/FM1 service has been operating on an irregular basis since May 2026 with its former call at Jebel Ali replaced by Khor Fakkan but will return to a regular weekly frequency under the Gemini Cooperation turning in 8 weeks using 8 ships of 8,000 to 13,000 teu starting with the 8,440 teu MAERSK ATHABASCA at Qingda
Wan Hai has launched a new Asia Middle East Express (AMX) extra loader service connecting Qingdao, Ningbo, Shekou, Karachi, Khor Fakkan, Qingdao from 17 July 2026. The service will provide ad hoc connections to Pakistan and UAE with ships of 2,600 to 3,000 teu.
CU Lines and GT Lines will jointly launch a new China Gulf Service (GCS)/Khor Fakkan China Express (KCX1) service calling at Shanghai, Nansha, Khor Fakkan, Shanghai. The service will operate on a fortnightly basis, turning in 42 days using 3 ships of 1,200 teu to 1,500 teu starting from 27 April 2026 with the 1,354 teu XING DONG 88 operated by CU Lines and 1,510 teu newbuilding NAN HAI ZHI YUAN operated by GT Lines, with a 3rd ship that is still to be named.
CU Lines has added a new China Gulf Express (CGX) service using tonnage of up to 10,000 teu, including several ships taken over from SeaLead in April 2026. The new service will call at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Nansha, Port Klang, Mundra, Karachi, Sohar, Khor Fakkan, Qingdao with the first sailing by the 10,114 teu EXPRESS BERLIN at Qingdao on 27 April 2026. The 6,758 teu RACINE had already started 2 weeks earlier from 12 April as an extra loader from China to Khor Fakkan and will also
Greta Shipping has launched a new China-Gulf Express 1 (CGX1) service connecting Qingdao, Ningbo, Jebel Ali, Qingdao from 24 December 2025. The service is scheduled to turn in 42 days using a single ship, the 1,831 teu CSTAR VOYAGER. The service will connect at Jebel Ali on its new Kuwait Feeder Service (KWF) that is operated jointly with Hapag-Lloyd, replacing its former Jebel Ali-Karachi Express (JKX) service from 15 December 2025. The new KWF calls at Jebel Ali, Shuaiba, Shuwaikh, Jebel Ali,
Ningbo Ocean Shipping (NBOSCO) has restarted China-Middle East Gulf Express (CGX) service as a vessel operator on the Milaha, Sinokor, Unifeeder service that is branded respectively as Milaha Gulf Express (MGX), Sinokor Gulf Service 1 (SGX1) and China Gulf Express (CGE). NBOSCO has added the 4,250 teu WADI BANI KHALID to the service from 30 October 2025 and takes over the vacant slot after CU Lines' departure from the service earlier this year. The service is currently operated with 5 ships of
X-Press Feeders has launched 2 new service connecting the Middle East Gulf and Pakistan to replace the existing Karachi Gulf X-press (KGX) service operated by X-Press Feeders and the Karachi-Jebel Ali (KJK) service operated by GFS. The new Karachi Gulf Sohar X-Press (KGS) will call at Jebel Ali, Sohar, Karachi, Port Qasim, Sohar, Abu Dhabi, Jebel Ali from 8 November 2025. The service will turn in 14 days using the 4,350 GFS GENESIS and GFS GISELLE that are chartered by X-Press Feeders. The rev
CMA CGM will add a new JMX2 service connecting Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Shuaiba, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi from 19 November 2025. The service is branded as the Jebel Ali Middle East Express 2 (JMX2) even though it does not call at Jebel Ali but calls at the Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi. The service will turn in 7 days using the 2,202 teu MYD HANGZHOU.