OVP Shipping and Sidra Line have launched a new West Africa Service (WAF) connecting Derince, Ambarli, El Dekhelia, Casablanca, Kamsar, Conakry, Derince from 3 March 2026. The service will operate on an irregular frequency with initial sailings to be provide every 32 to 42 days, using the 420 teu WU ZHOU GLORY. A second ship is scheduled to be added at the end of April 2026.
Ocean Silk Line (OSL), an affiliate of OVP Shipping, will launch a new intra-Med service in a partnership with Sidra Line. The service will deploy 3 ships of 500-900 teu that will cover 2 inter-looping services connecting Turkey and Libya:- * Turkey North Africa Express (TNX) / Marmara-Med loop calling at Izmit, Ambarli, Alexandria, Misurata, Benghazi, Rades, Izmit * South Turkey North Africa Express (SNX) / Intra-Med loop calling at Iskenderun, Alexandria, Benghazi, Latakia, Iskenderun OVP/
Newly established carrier Sea Legend has launched its own China to Red Sea and East Med connections via the Suez Canal that advertises Chinese Naval escorts and commercial armed guards on board their ships. The new service takes advantage of soaring freight rates to Red Sea and Med destinations due to the diversion of over 70% of the containership capacity to the Cape route since December 2023. The Sea Legend service connects Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Djibouti, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, P