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Sidra Lines have launched a new Havana Med Service (HMS) connecting Iskenderun, Mersin, Alexandria, Benghazi, Misurata, Valencia, Mariel, Veracruz, Iskenderun from 20 June 2025 using up to 3 ships of 500 to 1,100 teu on irregular port rotations. The first sailing departed from Alexandria on 20 June 2025 with the 523 teu SIDRA HALIMA, to be followed by the 1,130 teu SENATOR at Iskenderun on 27 June 2025.
CMA CGM has upgraded the capacity of the ships deployed on its Asia-Med Phoenician Express (BEX2) service from the 8,500-11,500 teu scale to larger ships of 13,100-15,500 teu. The 13,136 teu CMA CGM COBALT was the first of the upsized ships to join the service on 26 March 2025, and has been followed by the larger 15,536 teu CMA CGM OSIRIS on 2 May 2025. The BEX2 service is the largest service on the Suez Canal, and the use of the larger ships will allow CMA CGM to enjoy the 15% discount on tran
Akkon's Turkey India (TIN) service has been extended to include calls at Karachi in a revised Turkey India Pakistan (TIP) service that calls at Ambarli, Aliaga, Iskenderun, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Karachi, Izmit, Gemlik, Ambarli. The TIP service turns in 35 days and deploys 2 to 3 ships of 1,700-2,000 teu on an irregular schedule.
RCL has launched a new RCL Calcutta Service 9 (RCH9) connecting Chu Lai, Port Klang (WP), Kolkata, Kattupalli, Chu Lai from 16 May 2025. The service turns in 25-28 days and deploys various ships of 800 teu to 1,000 teu on irregular schedules starting with the 1,018 teu CHANA BHUM at Chu Lai on 16 May 2025.
MSC has launched a new West Med to West Africa service connecting Genoa, Valencia, Las Palmas, Dakar, Tema, Lome, Abidjan, Dakar, Genoa from 17 June 2025. The service turns in 6 weeks using 6 ships of 1,700 to 2,800 teu starting with the 1,730 teu MSC PANAYA at Genoa on 17 June 2025.
CMA CGM has redirected a ship on the Europe Pakistan India Consortium (EPIC) service to the Suez route despite the escalation in the Middle East conflict since 13 June 2025. The 11,388 teu CMA CGM AQUILA is heading from Algeciras to the Red Sea and is scheduled to transit the Suez Canal on 17 June 2025 before calling at Jeddah on 20 June, Abu Dhabi on 28 June and Jebel Ali on 30 June. The shorter Suez route will allow CMA CGM to cut the transit time from Europe to Abu Dhabi by about 10 days and
MSC will launch a new Oryx service connecting Singapore, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Singapore from 19 June 2025. The service will turn in 6 weeks using up to 6 ships of 3,500 teu starting with the 3,534 teu MSC ELBA III at Singapore on 19 June 2025.
TS Lines will introduce a new Japan Thailand Express (JTX) service from 24 June 2025 when it joins CMA CGM/CNC as a vessel operator on the latter's revised JTX service that replaces its former Japan-Taiwan-Hong Kong-Thailand 1 (JTXCNC) service. The new JTX service will call at Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Shekou, Nansha, Laem Chabang, Hong Kong, Shekou, Tokyo with the former calls at Kaohsiung, Taichung and Keelung dropped. The service will turn in 28 days using 4 ships of 2,400 to 3,0
CMA CGM will launch a new Kilima Xpress service connecting Shanghai, Ningbo, Nansha, Singapore, Colombo, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Colombo, Singapore, Shanghai. The Kilima Xpress service will turn in 8 weeks and will deploy 8 ships of 3,500-5,000 teu starting from 4 August 2025 with the 4,231 teu CMA CGM TARRAGONA.
CMA CGM will launch a new Scandinavia West Coast Express (SWX) service connecting Gothenburg, Aarhus, Klaipeda, Gdansk, Gothenburg from 16 July 2025. The service will turn in 7 days using the 750 teu CT PACHUCA.