Services/Sailings

CMA CGM will launch a new India East Coast Express 2 (IEX 2) service connecting Singapore, Chennai, Colombo, Singapore from the end of May 2022. The service turn in 2 weeks using 2 ships of 1,700 teu starting from Singapore on 30 May 2022 with the 1,732 SONGA TIGER.

ANL/CMA CGM, COSCO and OOCL will launch a new A3 Express (A3X) service connecting Shanghai, Shekou, Brisbane and Sydney from 12 July 2022 (Launch date originally scheduled for 31 May 2022 but have been postponed). The new service will complement ANL/CMA CGM, COSCO and OOCL's existing services linking North East Asia with Australia’s east coast that is currently provided through the A3N, A3C and A3S services: A3N Rotation: Yokohama, Osaka, Busan, Qingdao, Shanghai, Kaohsiung, Melbourne, Sydney

Unifeeder will launch a new feeder Mozambique India Middle East (MIM) service connecting Maputo in Mozambique to Jebel Ali and Mundra. The service will turn in 4 weeks, and will deploy 2 ships of 1,714 teu on a fortnightly frequency.  The service will start from 10 May 2022 from Jebel Ali with the 1,714 teu OCEANA and will be followed 2 weeks later by the 1,714 teu ORNELLA. So far, the service has attracted 2 slot takers, with ONE taking slots since 10 May while Hapag-Lloyd will start to take s

PIL will launch a new Singapore Surabaya Express (SSE) shuttle service from 21 April 2022 connecting Singapore and Surabaya with the 1,802 teu KOTA NALURI. This service will be operated as part of a multi-carrier arrangement that shares slots on the Singapore-Surabaya route that also includes COSCO, Samudera and X-Press Feeders to offer 2-3 sailings per week on this route, using 3 other ships of 2,100 to 2,700 teu.

MSC will launch a new Bengal Service connecting South China and Bangladesh. The service will start on 27 April with the  1,732 teu MSC KYMEA from Hong Kong. The service calls at Hong Kong, Yantian, Shekou, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Chittagong, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Hong Kong and will deploy 4 ships of 1,600-2,000 teu. MSC Bengal Service port rotation

CMA CGM will reinstate its Indian Ocean Feeder 3 (IO Feeder 3) service from June 2022. The service willl call at Point des Galets, Port Louis, Tamatave, Pointe des Galets, Longoni, Pointe des Galets. Indian Ocean Feeder 3 (IO Feeder 3) port rotation

Hapag-Lloyd will launch a new Turkey East Coast Express (TEX) connecting Mersin, Izmit, Aliaga, Tangier, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Tangier, Mersin. The service will start from mid May 2022 and will deploy 6 ships. Rotation of the Hapag-Lloyd's TEX service

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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.