HMM, Interasia Lines (IAL), ONE, COSCO/OOCL and Pacific International Lines (PIL) are jointly launching a new India-East Africa service connecting Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Mombasa, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Dar es Salaam, Nhava Sheva that will operate on a butterfly rotation to provide weekly connections between India and Mombasa on the first leg and Dar es Salaam on the second leg. The new service will turn in 56 days using up to 8 ships of 1,800 teu to 2,500 teu starting with the 1,781 teu SEATRADE PE
COSCO and ONE will jointly launch a new East Africa Mozambique (EMS) / Mozambique Coast Link (MCL) service connecting Port Louis, Maputo, Beira, Nacala, Port Louis from 18 September 2026. The service will turn in 42 days and will operate on a fortnightly frequency using 3 ships of 1,200 to 1,800 teu starting with the 1,496 teu CONTSHIP DAY operated by COSCO, followed by the 1,876 teu BRIGHT FUJI from ONE and 1,200 teu CAPE FLORES from COSCO.
Maersk and ONE have teamed up to launch a new SLI Adriatic Sea A / Adriatic Service 1 (AD1) calling at Koper, Venice, Ancona, Haifa, Ashdod, Damietta, Port Said, Koper from 4 July 2026. The service turns in 21 days and deploys 3 ships of 1,100 to 1,700 teu starting with ONE's 1,118 teu MITO at Koper on 4 July, followed by the 2,274 teu NYSTED MAERSK and 1,700 teu AS SELINA from Maerk. The new service will replace former arrangements with Maersk withdrawing from its slot arrangement on MSC's Lin
ONE will withdraw its standalone West India North America (WIN) service that calls at Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Colombo, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Jacksonville, Charleston, Mundra from the end of July 2026. The service currently operates on an irregular frequency with sailings every 10 to 25 days using 6 ships of 6,300 teu to 7,100 teu on a 13 week round trip rotation. HMM, COSCO and OOCL takes slots on the service branded respectively as the IAX, IPE2 and IEX2. The last sailing is scheduled with
ONE and HMM will launch a new Mediterranean Africa Express (MAX)/Mediterranean-West Africa 2 (MA2) service connecting Algeciras, Tangier, Dakar, Tema, Lekki, Abidjan, Algeciras from 7 July 2026. The MAX/MA2 service will turn in 35 days using 5 ships of 2,700 to 2,800 teu.
ONE has launched a new Japan Korea Shuttle (JKS) offering a high frequency service that connects Busan, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, Busan, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, Busan from 3 April 2026. The service turns in 21 days using 3 ships on alternate rotations with the Japan Shuttle West calling Tokyo first while the Japan Shuttle East will call at Kobe first to provide the fastest connections to and from Busan. It will replace the OCEAN Alliance FP1 service that provided direct connections from the 3 Japanese p
ONE will launch a new Iberia Baltic Express (IBX) service connecting Leixoes, Lisbon, Southampton, Rotterdam, Gdansk, Riga, Klaipeda, Gdynia, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Leixoes from 18 May 2026. The service will turn in 28 days using 4 ships of 1,000 to 1,800 teu starting with the 1,781 teu LANGENESS on 18 May 2026 at Southampton and the 1,528 teu SINAR BUKITTINGGI on 20 May 2026 at Leixoes, followed by the 1,084 teu SVENDBORG and 1,436 teu ESSENSE to make up the quartet.
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has launched a new Japan Thailand Vietnam Indian subcontinent (JTI) service connecting Tokyo, Yokohama, Shimizu, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Cai Mep, Laem Chabang, Singapore, Port Klang, Nhava Sheva, Pipavav, Karachi, Port Qasim, Colombo, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Tokyo from 4 April 2026. The new service will turn in 63 days and deploy 9 ships of 4,400 to 5,000 teu starting with the 4,432 teu BAI CHAY BRIDGE at Laem Chabang on 23 March 2026 on for a short northbound trip befor
The OCEAN Alliance partners (CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL and Evergreen) and ONE will remove 1 of the 3 Transatlantic services that they jointly operate from March 2026 as part of a service rationalisation exercise. The average capacity operated by the 4 partners will be reduced from 21,500 teu to 15,500 teu weekly. The South Atlantic (SATL) service calling at Le Havre, Antwerp, Bremerhaven, Southampton, Charleston, Savannah, Le Havre using 5 ships of 6,300-6,500 teu from ONE and Evergreen will be with
ONE will start to take slots on the Red Sea-China Service (RCS) from 15 January 2026. The RCS is a joint service operated by GFS, ESL, RCL and TSL calling at Shanghai, Qingdao, Nansha, Shekou, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Jeddah, Shanghai that was first launched on 14 November 2025 and branded as RCS by GFS, China Red Sea Connector (ECRC) by ESL , RCR by RCL and RCX by TSL. The service turns in 8 weeks and initially deploys 5 ships of 2,500 to 3,600 teu on a rolling schedule, and is expected to be up