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SeaLead has launched a new China red Sea (CRS) service connecting Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Port Klang, Djibouti, Qingdao and Southeast Asia-Middle East (SAM) service calling at Port Klang, Khor Fakkan, Kandla, Nhava Sheva, Jebel Ali, Port Klang. The 2 new services are operated initially on an irregular frequencies with the CRS using 3 ships of 1,700-2,500 teu since 21 May 2024 and SAM using 2 ships of 1,800 teu since 28 June 2024.
Maersk has relaunched the Far East-Middle East 1 (FM1) service with a new rotation calling at Singapore, Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi, Salalah, Singapore from 29 June 2024. The new FM1 service will turn in 28 days and will deploy 4 ships of 3,500-8,700 teu.
Maersk has relaunched the IA11 service with a new rotation calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai from 1 July 2024 The IA11 will turn in 14 days and will deploy 2 ships - the 1,740 teu MAERSK VERACRUZ and 1,891 teu ERASMUS LEO. Maersk had operated the IA11 service previously with a southbound call at Kaohsiung which is dropped in the new rotation.
MSC will combine the Canada Express 1 and Canada Express 2 services into a new Med Canadian Service calling at Gioia Tauro, Naples, Livorno, Genoa, Valencia, Sines, Halifax, Montreal, Gioia Tauro from 4 July 2024. The Med Canadian Service will turn in 42 days and will deploy 6 ships of 2,500 to 4,500 teu starting with the 2,478 teu MSC PORTO III at Gioia Tauro on 4 July 2024. The new service will replace the Canada Express 1 and Canada Express 2 services that call respectively at Gioia Tauro
Zim has announced the launch of a new Zim Central China Xpress (ZX2) service connecting Shanghai, Ningbo, Los Angeles, Shanghai from 3 July 2024. The ZX2 will turn in 35 days and will deploy 5 ships of 4,200 teu starting with the 4,239 teu STAMATIS B at Shanghai on 3 July 2024. The service will offer a 13 day transit time between Ningbo and Los Angeles which is comparable to the fastest transpacific services operated by Matson and APL/CMA CGM. Zim has already operated 2 extra loaders on the ZX
MSC will upgrade its existing Bengal service that connects Singapore, Chittagong, Singapore to an extended China-Bangladesh-Southeast Asia service that will call at Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Chittagong, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Qingdao. The upgraded Bengal service will turn in 35 days using 5 ships of 1,500-2,000 teu starting with the newly delivered 1,800 teu MSC CHAEWON at Qingdao on 8 July 2024. MSC Bengal service with extended rotation to China
Panstar will launch a new Korea Japan Hanshin Kehin (KJHK) service calling at Busan, Kobe, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Busan from 30 June 2024. The Panstar Container Liner Service will turn in 7 days with the chartered 634 teu HONOR VOYAGER.
MSC will combine its existing Asia-Europe Swan service with its Asia-USWC Sentosa service into a new North Europe-Asia-USWC pendulum service called Swan Sentosa. The Swan Sentosa is scheduled to start from 1 July 2024 and will call at Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Felixstowe, Antwerp, Hamburg, Gdansk, Gdynia, Klaipeda, Bremerhaven, Antwerp, Singapore, Laem Chabang, Cai Mep, Busan, Long Beach, Oakland, Busan, Qingdao. The new service will turn in 23 weeks and will deploy
Emirates Shipping Line has launched a new ESL Gulf Red Sea Connector (EGRC) service calling at Jebel Ali, Aqaba, Sokhna, Jeddah, Mundra, Jebel Ali from 28 May 2024. The rotation of the EGRC is not fixed and will differ between sailings. The EGRC will turn in around 30 days on an irregular frequency and deploys the 1,781 teu ASL TAIPEI and 1,930 teu ASL PEONY.
Diamond Line, the intra-European feeder arm of COSCO Shipping, has launched a new Piraeus-Constnata Express (PCE) service connecting Piraeus, Constantza, Piraeus from 12 June 2024. The PCE service in 7 days and deployed the 1,432 teu CONTSHIP SEA for the maiden voyage from Piraeus on 12 June before being replaced by the CONTSHIP RUN from 19 June. Piraeus-Constanta Express (PCE)