Services/Sailings

There was further improvements in service levels to the PSW ports, with transit times recovering to...

MSC will launch a unique Le Havre-Boston transatlantic shuttle service to take advantage of booming transatlantic demand. The new service will start on 4 April with the 2,564 teu MSC SAMIRA III. The service will turn in 5 weeks using 5 ships of 2.500-3,400 teu. 3 of these ships are redeployed from the Baltic feeder service where volumes have been affected by the drop in Russian volumes. Freight rates have surged on the westbound transatlantic route since the middle of 2022 and remained sustain

China United Lines (CUL) has launched a new Asia-East Mediterranean Sea Service (AEM) in March 2022. The service kicked off on 10 March 2022 with the 4,395 teu REN JIAN 16 calling at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Ashdod, Ambarli, Piraeus, Qingdao with an ad-hoc westbound call at Cai Mep also added. The service is currently running on a monthly basis, with the second sailing scheduled on 8 April 2022 with the 2,492 teu GROTON.

Zim and its affiliate Gold Star Line will launch a new Bangladesh Thailand Service (BTS) from 13 April 2022 to connect Laem Chabang, Port Klang, Chennai, Colombo, Laem Chabang. The service will initially run on a fortnightly basis with 2 ships of 1,050-1,150 teu, starting with the 1,054 teu SINAR BANGKA on 13 April followed by the 1,155 teu SPIRIT OF DUBAI in May.

Interasia Lines, Pacific International Lines and Regional Container Lines will jointly launch a new China India service in April. The service is branded by the respective partners as the China-Saigon-India/China Vietnam India/RCL Far East Madras 2 (CSI/CVI/RFM2). The service will call at Ningbo, Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Port Klang, Ho Chi Minh City, Ningbo using 4 ships of 1,7000-2,400 teu of which PIL will contribute 2 ships while IAL and RCL will provide

Zim has decided to split its ZIM MED PACIFIC (ZMP) pendulum service into 2 separate loops to avoid delays due to port congestion. The ZMP was originally scheduled to start on 1 April 2022 and will call at Busan, Vancouver, Busan, Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Dachan Bay, Port Klang, Haifa, Ambarli, Yarimca, Port Klang, Cai Mep, Dachan Bay, Yantian, Xiamen, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan. It was to deploy 15 ships of 3,400 to 4,300 teu and replaces ZIM’s current participation on the 2M services covering

Pan Ocean and Dong Young will launch the New Haiphong Express (NHX) service on 27 March 2022 using 2 ships of 700 teu. The service will connect Busan, Kwangyang, Incheon, Haiphong, Shekou, Incheon, Busan.

Wan Hai has launched a new South China-Vietnam- Eastern India service (CI7) that will connect Haiphong, Zhanjiang, Nansha, Ho Chi Minh City, Port Klang, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Port Klang, Haiphong using 4 ships of 1,400-1,700 teu. The service will start at Haiphong on 26 March 2022 with the 1,440 teu CAPE FARO.

MSC will introduce a new Transatlantic service connecting Lithuania, Poland and Sweden with the US East Coast from 28 March 2022. It will be the only service that serves these Scan Baltic countries directly to the US without transhipment. The Scan Baltic to USA service will call at Klaipeda, Gdynia, Goteborg, Bremerhaven, New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Klaipeda using 6 ships of 4,200 teu to 6,700 teu. MSC Scan Baltic to US East Coast service rotation

Meratus has launched a new China Indonesia Express (CIX) service connecting directly Jakarta, Semarang and Surabaya to Qingdao and Shanghai. The service started on 14 March 2022 with the 1,301 teu MERATUS SORONG and the 1,129 teu MERATUS MEDAN 1. The CIX service will be operated on a fortnightly basis. The launch continues Meratus international expansion outside of its core Indonesia domestic services. The Indonesian carrier also launch a new Java Malaysia Express (JMX) service connecting Jakar