The Sun Chief Express (SCX) transpacific service operated by Emirates Shipping for US NVOCC UWL will be terminated from March 2026. The service was first launched in 26 April 2022 by Swire Shipping for UWL to provide direct connections between Ho Chi Minh City, Haiphong and Seattle. The service is operated fortnightly, initially using 3 ships of 2,380 to 2,750 teu from Swire Shipping until July 2025 when the Swire ships were replaced by 3 ships from Emirates Shipping. The last sailing on the se
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
TS Lines will cease its participation on the Transpacific trade from November 2025 when it withdraws its single vessel operated on the Asia-US West Coast (AWC) service that is jointly operated with SeaLead and KMTC. The 2,954 teu TS TACOMA will end its AWC rotation at Busan on 29 October and will be redeployed to the China-Australia CA3 service. The AWC service was launched in June 2024 and turns in 6 weeks callings at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Busan, Long Beach, Busan, Qingdao. The service wi
Hede Shipping has withdrawn its HDS2 transpacific service connecting Huanghua, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Huanghua with the last sailing by the 1,809 teu ANDROKLIS at Huanghua on 18 September 2025. The ship is scheduled to arrive at Los Angeles on 5 October 2025, as Hede streamlines its transpacific services ahead of the USTR 301 port service fees that will be imposed on Chinese operators calling at US ports from 14 October 2025. The service has been operating on an irregular frequency since July u
Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will withdraw the Gemini Cooperation's WC6/TP9 service in October 2025, with the last sailing to depart from Xiamen on 23 September 2025. The WC6/TP9 service was launched in June 2025, using 6 ships of 4,200 to 5,000 teu calling at Xiamen, Busan, Long Beach, Xiamen. The move is a change from the Gemini partners' initial plan that was announced on 3 September to blank 3 WC6/TP9 sailings in October. This plan was changed to a full suspension of the service for the remainder
The Premier Alliance partners (HMM, ONE and Yang Ming) will suspend their Pacific South 5 (PS5) service, with the last sailing by the 4,992 teu NYK CONSTELLATION to depart from Ningbo on 8 September 2025. The PS5 service was launched in June 2025 and calls at Qingdao, Ningbo, Long Beach, Qingdao with ad hoc calls at Busan and Kobe. The service turns in 6 weeks using 3 ships of 4,600 to 4,900 teu on a fortnightly frequency since July 2025.
MSC has made the first move to withdraw excess capacity on the transpacific route with the suspension of the Pearl service that connects Cai Mep, Haiphong, Nansha, Hong Kong, Yantian, Xiamen, Long Beach. The last sailing on the Pearl service will be made by the 8,819 teu MSC ELODIE from Xiamen on 13 July 2025. The Pearl service is currently operated as part of Pearl-Shikra service since May 2025 using ships of 8,000 to 9,400 teu. The Far East-India leg is expected to be retained after the remov
MSC has cancelled the launch of its new Asia-Med Phoenix service that was originally scheduled to start at the end of February 2025 but have been repeatedly delayed before the service was finally withdrawn altogether in May 2025. The Phoenix service was to turn in 15 weeks using up to 15 ships of 6,000-14,000 teu to call at Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shekou, Singapore, Iskenderun, Piraeus, Trieste, Koper, Iskenderun, Mersin, Singapore, Busan. The Phoenix service was 1 of the 6 Asia-Med services
Zim has withdrawn the Zim Central China Xpress (ZX2) with the last departure from China on 10 April 2025. The ZX2 was launched in July 2024 and called at Shanghai, Ningbo, Los Angeles, Shanghai using 5 ships of 4,500-5,300 teu. The last sailing was made by the 5,500 te MISSISSIPPI that departed from Ningbo on 10 April 2025 and will make its last call at Los Angeles on 24 April 2025. The withdrawal comes in response to a sharp drop in Chinese exports to the US following the imposition of puniti
TS Lines have withdrawn its South China-Los Angeles AWC2 service from the end of March with the 4 ships of 1,780 teu ships redeployed after completing their last voyages. The AWC2 calls at Xiamen, Nansha, Shekou, Yantian, Los Angeles, Xiamen and turns in 6 weeks using 4 ships of 1,700 teu with multiple blank sailings in each cycle since it was first launched in August 2024. The last sailing was made by the 1,787 teu TS TOKYO that departed from Yantian on 22 March 2025 with an adhoc Busan call o