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Maersk will resume the trans-Suez routing on the Salalah-West Africa WAF6 service from July 2026, replacing the current route via the Cape of Good Hope. The WAF6 service calls at Salalah, Tangier Med, Algeciras, Tema, Lagos, Salalah and turns in 70 days using the Cape route in both directions with 10 ships of 4,400 to 5,000 teu deployed. The revised trans-Suez westbound route will cut the rotation down to 56 days, reducing total vessel deployment by 2 ships. Maersk has already started making Su
Akkon Lines have launched a new Jeddah Express Service (JXS) connecting Izmit, Gemlik, Ambarli, Izmir, Jeddah, Izmit from 29 June 2026. The service will turn in 20 days using 2 ships of 1,100 teu that operates on a 10 day frequency starting with the 1,118 teu VENTO at Izmit on 29 June 2026 and followed by the 1,118 teu KAPPA.
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
Evergreen will launch a new China Philippines Express (CPX) service connecting Rizhao, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Cebu, Davao, Rizhao from 31 July 2026. The service will turn in 21 days and will deploy 3 ships of 1,800 teu on a weekly frequency starting with the 1,984 teu EVER CLEVER at Rizhao on 31 July 2026, followed by the 1,809 teu GREEN CLARITY and 1,809 teu EVER CHARM.
Maersk will resume Suez transits on the Middle East Container Line (MECL) service in both directions with immediate effect from July 2026. The service will add an eastbound call at Jeddah with the revised rotation to call at New York, Charleston, Savannah, Houston, Norfolk, New York, Tangier Med, Jeddah, Salalah, Mundra, Pipavav, Nhava Sheva, Salalah, New York. The first westbound transit is scheduled with the 6,478 teu MAERSK DENVER on 21 July 2026 while the first eastbound transit is schedule
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
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will return to the Suez route on their jointly operated Gemini AE15/SE3 service on a truncated rotation that will call at Qingdao, Kwangyang, Ningbo, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Said Damietta, Colombo, Singapore, Qingdao with calls at Canakkale, Yarimca and Ambarli to be omitted. The revised rotation takes immediate effect with the sailing of the 19,076 teu MAJESTIC MAERSK that has already departed from Qingdao on 8 June 2026 now on its way to the Suez with an unscheduled stop
BAL Container Line will add an ad-hoc transpacific sailing with its newly delivered 14,400 teu BAL ATHENA for a single round trip connecting Ningbo, Shanghai, Long Beach, Shanghai on 24 July 2026 to take advantage of the booming transpacific freight rate. Current spot rates from Shanghai to the US West Coast has soared to over $7,000/FEU compared to $1,800/FEU in February 2026 as rates jumped by 400% on the back on strong market demand. The BAL ATHENA is the first of a 2 ships order placed by B
Zim will launch a new ZIM Falcon Service (ZFS) connecting Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Yantian, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Paranagua, Navegantes, Montevideo, Bueno Aires, Shanghai from 13 September 2026. The service will turn in 77 days and will deploy 11 ships of 5,000 to 8,000 teu that are solely operated by Zim. Following the launch of the ZFS, Zim will withdraw from its current cooperation with Maersk on the Asia-South America East Coast (ASE) service on which it currently contributes 2 of the
MSC has launched a new Orca service connecting Busan, Vladivostok, Busan from 29 June 2026 using the 1,840 teu MSC PRETORIA II. The service will operate in conjunction with the MSC Golden Horn service that serves the same route using the 1,496 teu MSC RICCARDA II.