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Tailwind Shipping, the shipping company established by German retailer Lidl, has launched a new China-North Europe container service to cater for its own cargo requirements. Tailwind has deployed the 4,957 teu WIKING that departed from Taicang on 17 July 2022 and will call at Ningbo and Dachan Bay en route to Rotterdam. The launch was delayed by some 2 months, as Tailwind had chartered out 3 more ships of 3,800-5,500 teu that were to be deployed on this service. This includes the 5,527 teu TALA
Transcontainer has launched regular shipping services at both its Black Sea and Russia Far East hubs of Novorossiysk and Vostochny to provide multimodal container connections across its rail network in Russia. The latest service connects Novorossiysk, Haydarpasa, Istanbul, Mersin and Nhava Sheva with the 417 teu LDR SAKINE. The services was launched on 25 June 2022. Transcontainer had earlier launched a Taicang/Ningbo-Vostochny service on 4 April 2022 using the 1,113 teu OCEAN GRACE.
Arctic Container Line was established in Feb 2022 as a subsidiary of the Myklebusthaug Group of Norway to operate container feeder services between Europe and Scandinavia. It launched its first service on 13 June 2022 connecting Rotterdam with Tananger, Bergen, Alesund and Floro in Norway using the 657 teu RUMBA that is owned by Myklebusthaug. The Myklebusthaug Group currently owns 6 containerships of 657 teu to 868 teu. 5 of its other ships are currently chartered out to Unifeeder (1 ship), CM
Allseas Shipping Company will add a new call at Greenock in Scotland on its China Xpress service from 22 August 2022. The revised rotatin of the China Xpress will call at Ningbo, Dongguan, Chittagong, Liverpool, Greenock, Rotterdam. Certain sailings on this service will also call at Genoa on its westbound leg. The China/Bangladesh to Greenock link is offered through a partnership between DKT Allseas and KC Liner Agencies in Scotland and will be the first and only direct service from Asia to Sco
Feedertech is starting a new Red Sea-India-East Africa service calling at Jeddah, Mumdra, Mombasa, Jeddah. The service started with 1,301 teu ELREEDY STAR at Jeddah on 27 July 2022. The service currently runs on a triweekly frequency using a single ship on a 21-days round trip.
Kalypso Compagnia di Navigazione, the new shipping line of the Rif Line Group has launched the Butterfly service, a new East Mediterranean service calling at Salerno, La Spezia, Salerno, Misurata, Ambarli, Izmir, Mersin, Misurata, Salerno. The service has started with the 700 teu K-OCEAN that called at Salerno on 15 July 2022. The service turns in 0 to 24 days with a single ship currently deployed. The new intra-Med service is operated in partnership with Arcoship Lines and will complement Kaly
Far Shipping started a new Strait-Bengal shuttle calling at Singapore, Chittagong, Port Klang, Singapore. The service started with 1746 teu KAPITAN MASLOV at Singapore on 1 July 2022. The service currently runs on a fortnightly frequency using a single ship on a 14-days round trip.
Wanhai is launching Asia - South America III Service (AS3), another FE-WCCA service, connecting Shekou, Hong Kong, Ensenada, Manzanillo (Mexico), Shekou in 42 days
Medkon launches Turkey Russia Service (TRS) connecting Ashdod, Evyap, Mardas, Novorossiysk, Evyap, Ashdod
MSC launches service connecting Yangon, Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas. The service will start with 1083 teu MSC SUPARNA F calling Singapore on July 16.