Sea Legend Line, a wholly owned subsidiary of Worldwide Logistics Holding, has announced a China-Europe sailing using the Arctic / Northern Sea Route (NSR). The 4,890 teu ISTANBUL BRIDGE will make the maiden voyage from 20 Septmber 2025 calling at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Gdansk. The ship is currently operated by Safetrans on the China-St Petersburg route via the Suez. The same ship, then named as FLYING FISH 1, had also performed a single eastbound Arctic/NSR
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
Safetrans Line will launch a new St Petersburg Direct Service from China. The St Petersburg Direct Service will start from 27 February 2023 and will connect Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Tangier (irregular), St Petersburg, Qingdao. Port rotation of the new Safetrans Line St Petersburg Direct ServiceIt will operate initially on a fortnightly basis with the intention to turn into a weekly service from April. The first voyage will be performed by the newly chartered 3,469 teu HENG HUI 2 an