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Akkon Lines has added a second ship to the East Africa Service (EAS) calling at Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Karachi, Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Nhava Sheva with the service frequency upgraded from monthly to fortnightly. The EAS was first launched at Nhava Sheva on 13 February 2026 using a single ship, the 1,696 teu NARA on a monthly frequency until 4 April 2026 when a second ship, the 1,740 teu KONRAD was added. The service turns in 30 days on a rolling schedule with one sailing every 2 weeks.
X-Press Feeders will launch a new South China Java X-Press (SCJX) service connecting Yantian, Xiamen, Nansha, Jakarta, Surabaya, Yantian from 16 May 2026. The SCJX will turn in 21 days using 3 ships of 2,300 to 2,900 teu starting with the 2,902 teu WANTAI at Xiamen on 16 May, followed by the 2,312 teu X-PRESS MACHU PICCHU and 2,824 teu AS CAROLINA.
CU Lines and GT Lines will jointly launch a new China Gulf Service (GCS)/Khor Fakkan China Express (KCX1) service calling at Shanghai, Nansha, Khor Fakkan, Shanghai. The service will operate on a fortnightly basis, turning in 42 days using 3 ships of 1,200 teu to 1,500 teu starting from 27 April 2026 with the 1,354 teu XING DONG 88 operated by CU Lines and 1,510 teu newbuilding NAN HAI ZHI YUAN operated by GT Lines, with a 3rd ship that is still to be named.
CU Lines has added a new China Gulf Express (CGX) service using tonnage of up to 10,000 teu, including several ships taken over from SeaLead in April 2026. The new service will call at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Nansha, Port Klang, Mundra, Karachi, Sohar, Khor Fakkan, Qingdao with the first sailing by the 10,114 teu EXPRESS BERLIN at Qingdao on 27 April 2026. The 6,758 teu RACINE had already started 2 weeks earlier from 12 April as an extra loader from China to Khor Fakkan and will also
COSCO Shipping has added a new East China Nusantara Express (ECNX) service calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Jakarta, Shanghai from 20 April 2026. The ECNX will turn in 21 days and will deploy 3 ships of 2,700 teu to 4,200 teu starting with the 4,051 teu XIN YANG ZHOU, followed by the 4,253 teu COSCO COLOMBO and 2,741 teu ERASMUS JUSTICE. OOCL will take slots on this service as the China Indonesia Service 1 (CIS1)
ONE and HMM will launch a new Mediterranean Africa Express (MAX)/Mediterranean-West Africa 2 (MA2) service connecting Algeciras, Tangier, Dakar, Tema, Lekki, Abidjan, Algeciras from 7 July 2026. The MAX/MA2 service will turn in 35 days using 5 ships of 2,700 to 2,800 teu.
CMA CGM has returned to the Suez route on a second Asia-Med service, with the Mediterranean Club Express (MEX) service scheduled to use the shorter route on both directions. 2 ships on eastbound voyages have already switched from the Cape route to the Suez route since the end of March 2026 starting with the 16,022 CMA CGM JULES VERNE on 29 March followed by the 15,536 CMA CGM APOLLON on 3 April. The first westbound voyage is scheduled on 21 April 2026 with the 16,022 teu CMA CGM MARCO POLO. The
Zhonggu has upgraded its China Red Sea Express (CRX) service with 6 ships of 1,700-1,900 teu being deployed on the service that calls at Ningbo, Nansha, Aden, Sokhna, Aqaba, Jeddah, Ningbo. The service was launched by Zhonggu in October 2025 initially with just 3 ships, with more ships being added gradually. The service turns in 8 weeks, with gaps being filled with slots on Sea Legend's Red Sea service.
Maersk has launched a new Intra-Asia 98 (IA98) service connecting Ningbo, Shanghai, Sihanoukville, Laem Chabang, Ningbo from 3 April 2026. The service will turn in 3 weeks and deploys 3 ships of 1,700-1,900 teu starting with the 1,802 teu MAERSK VISBY at Ningbo on 3 April 2026, followed by the 1,781 teu MTT PORT KELANG and 1,930 teu ERASMUS PASSION.
SITC has restored its China Japan Vietnam 7 (CJV7) service with a revised rotation calling at Danang, Haiphong, Ningbo, Shanghai, Hakata, Moji, Shanghai, Xiamen, Danang from 28 March 2026. The CJV7 will turn in 21 days and deploys 3 ships of 900 to 1,000 teu starting with the 907 teu SITC HONGKONG and followed by the 1,056 teu M. ATLAS and 907 teu SITC NAGOYA.