The Premier Alliance's Asia Mediterranean 1 (MD1) service will resume Suez transits from December 2026, while adding a new call at Sokhna to cater for Asia-Red Sea cargo. The revised MD1 rotation will call at Ningbo, Shanghai, Shekou, Singapore, Sokhna, (Suez Canal), Damietta, Ambarli, Izmit, Mersin, Damietta, (Suez Canal), Singapore, Kaohsiung, Ningbo starting with the 11,714 teu YM TRUSt at Ningbo on 13 November 2026. The revised MD1 will turn in 84 days and will deploy 12 ships of 11,700 to
Evergreen will send its first ships to the Red Sea since January 2024 with the re-launch of its China-Red Sea service from 12 November 2026. The OGRD service will call at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Jeddah, Port Klang, Qingdao. The service will turn in 56 days but will initially only deploy 4 ships of 7,000-9,000 teu operating on a fortnightly basis starting with the 7,024 teu EVER SUPERB at Qingdao on 12 November 2026. The move will coincide with Evergr
Newly established Jade Pacific Line has launched its first service connecting Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Karachi, Sokhna, Mundra from 25 September 2026 using the 1,100 teu MEDKON SIA on an irregular 30-35 day rolling schedule. Jade Pacific was established in Singapore in April 2026 and is headed by former SeaLead executives. The company is affiliated to Ocean Silk Line (OSL) and OVP Shipping, with OSL holding a 30% interest.
Newly established Jade Pacific Line has launched a new India to Red Sea service from 1 October 2026. The service connects Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Karachi, Sokhna, Mundra on an irregular schedule and deploys the 1,100 teu MEDKON SIA. Jade Pacific Line was established in Singapore in April 2026 by Chinese related interests linked to OVP Shipping and Ocean Silk Line.
Samudera Shipping will launch a new India Red Sea (IRS) service connecting Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Sokhna, Nhava Sheva from 1 October 2026. The IRS will turn in about 14-18 days and will initially deploy the 1,063 teu LAN HAI ZHI YUAN, with a second ship to be introduced at a later date.
Global Feeder Shipping has restarted the India Med Service (IMS) to connect Nhava Sheva, Mundra, King Abdullah Port, Damietta, Latakia, Mersin, King Abdullah Port, Nhava Sheva from 14 July 2026, replacing its former WARM/IMS service operated with SeaLead and CUL. The service turns in around 40 days and currently operates with only 2 ships, the 2,542 teu SAFEEN PROSPER and 1,714 teu AL SEEF.
Maersk has launched a new 409 feeder service connecting Port Said and Jeddah through the Suez Canal from 27 August 2026. The service turns in 2 weeks and deploys the 4,822 teu MAERSK MAKUTU and 4,256 teu LISA on a rolling rotation.
MSC has restarted Red Sea transits with its own ships from August 2026 with at least 7 eastbound voyages through the Bab el Mandeb on in the last 2 weeks on various Europe-Med to China services. Although MSC has not made any formal announcements about the resumption of their trans-Suez services, these are set to become regular deployments with more Red Sea dark transits planned in the next 2 weeks. List of MSC transits are as follows:- * 23,782 teu MSC AMELIA on Med-China TIGER service made S
Messina will launch a new Red Sea Express (RSX) service connecting Nhava Sheva, Sohar, Jeddah, Nhava Sheva from 27 August 2026 with the newly chartered 917 teu BEHRAM BOX on a 20 day rotation.
COSCO Shipping will deploy its first ship through the Bab el Mandeb in more than 2 years with the 4,738 teu XIN HUI ZHOU set to return to the Red Sea on the revived RES4 service from 28 July 2026 connecting Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Nansha, Sokhna, Shanghai. The service will only call at Sokhna on its maiden call scheduled on 19 August, but will add a Jeddah call on its second voyage scheduled on 7 October. COSCO has been offering regular weekly sailings to the Red Sea since March 2026 through