New & updated services
Africa↔Indian Subcontinent
COSCO launched the Gulf India East Africa (GIA) on 23 Sep 2026. The number of ships and average capacity of this service will be 5 x 2,400-3,000 TEU.
- Carrier service name: Gulf India East Africa (GIA)
- Port rotation: Nhava Sheva - Mundra - Dar Es Salaam - Mombasa - Nhava Sheva
- First sailing: 23 Sep 2026
Intra-Asia
Maersk launches the Asia Shuttle 14 (A14)/Bohai Shuttle 5 (BS5) starting 01 Oct 2026. The number of ships and average capacity of this service will be 5 x 4,200-5,000 TEU.
- Carrier service name: Asia Shuttle 14 (A14)/Bohai Shuttle 5 (BS5)
- Port rotation: Xingang - Dalian - Busan - Xingang - Tanjung Pelepas - Singapore - Xiamen - Busan - Xingang
- First sailing: 01 Oct 2026
Asia↔Mediterranean/Black Sea
HMM revised the port rotation of MD4 (Mediterranean). The service resumes transits via the Suez Canal as part of updates to HMM's Asia-Mediterranean network following the selective resumption of Suez Canal transits on specific East-West services.
- Carrier service name: MD4
- Port rotation: Ningbo – Shanghai – Vung Tau – Singapore – Genoa
- First sailing: 23 Sep 2026
Gemini Cooperation revised the port rotation of Asia-Mediterranean service - AE15. The service adds a port call at Salalah. It deploys twelve vessels with an average vessel capacity of 18,400 TEU.
- Carrier service name: AE15
- Port rotation: Damietta - Salalah - Colombo - Singapore - Qingdao - Kwangyang - Ningbo - Tanjung Pelepas - Jeddah - Port Said - Damietta
- First sailing: 21 Sep 2026
Asia↔North America
CMA CGM to revise the port rotation of PEX2. The service is being revamped to enhance schedule reliability and port coverage, with Puerto Antioquia (Turbo) added as a new direct port of call after Cartagena, providing direct access to Colombia via the newly opened terminal operated by CMA-T.
- Carrier service name: PEX2
- Port rotation: Vung Tau – Shekou – Hong Kong – Ningbo – Shanghai – Qingdao – Pusan – Lazaro Cardenas – Balboa – Manzanillo (PA) – Cartagena – Turbo (Puerto Antioquia) – Caucedo – Kingston
- First sailing: 08 Oct 2026
MSC revised the port rotation of Transpacific service - Sentosa. The service adds a port call at Xiamen. It deploys ten vessels with an average vessel capacity of 15,800 TEU.
- Carrier service name: Sentosa
- Port rotation: Yantian - Xiamen - Long Beach - Ningbo - Singapore - Port Klang - Laem Chabang - Vung Tau - Yantian
- First sailing: 09 Sep 2026
Maersk to suspend Transpacific service - TPX. The service is suspended from late September 2026 until at least early 2027. It deploys six vessels with an average vessel capacity of 4,500 TEU.
- Carrier service name: TPX
- Port rotation: Vung Tau - Busan - Long Beach - Vung Tau
- Last sailing: 29 Sep 2026
Asia↔North Europe
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd revised the port rotation of AE11/SE2. The service will now transit via the Suez Canal instead of routing around the Cape of Good Hope.
- Carrier service name: AE11
- Port rotation: Shanghai – Yantian – Tanjung Pelepas – Suez Canal – Port Tangier – Valencia – Barcelona – La Spezia – Genoa – Vado Ligure – Suez Canal – Singapore
- First sailing: 14 Sep 2026
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd revised the port rotation of AE12/SE1. The service will now transit via the Suez Canal instead of routing around the Cape of Good Hope.
- Carrier service name: AE12
- Port rotation: Ningbo – Shanghai – Tanjung Pelepas – Suez Canal – Algeciras – Koper – Rijeka – Algeciras – Suez Canal – Singapore
- First sailing: 14 Sep 2026
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd revised the port rotation of AE5/NE4. The service will now transit via the Suez Canal instead of routing around the Cape of Good Hope.
- Carrier service name: AE5
- Port rotation: Qingdao – Ningbo – Tanjung Pelepas – Suez Canal – London – Bremerhaven – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Algeciras – Suez Canal – Tanjung Pelepas
- First sailing: 14 Sep 2026
Asia↔South America
Hapag-Lloyd launched the Asia-South America East Coast 3 (AS3)/ZIM Falcon Service (ZFS) starting 13 Sep 2026. The number of ships and average capacity of this service will be 11 x 7,000-11,000 TEU.
- Carrier service name: Asia-South America East Coast 3 (AS3)/ZIM Falcon Service (ZFS)
- Port rotation: Shanghai - Ningbo - Xiamen - Hong Kong - Yantian - Rio Grande - Paranagua - Itajai - Santos - Rio de Janeiro - Shanghai
- First sailing: 13 Sep 2026
Indian Subcontinent↔North Europe
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd revised the port rotation of ME2/IEX. The service will now transit via the Suez Canal instead of routing around the Cape of Good Hope.
- Carrier service name: ME2
- Port rotation: Ennore – Colombo – Suez Canal – Algeciras – Rotterdam – London – Hamburg – Tanger Med – Suez Canal – Colombo
- First sailing: 14 Sep 2026
Mediterranean/Black Sea↔Africa
Hapag-Lloyd revised the port rotation of the Mediterranean-West Africa service - WAX. The service drops the port call at Casablanca and adds port calls at Valencia and Damietta. The number of vessels was not disclosed, and the average vessel capacity is 4,300 TEU.
- Carrier service name: WAX
- Port rotation: Barcelona - Damietta - Izmit - Gemlik - Ambarli - Valencia - Tangier - Tin Can Island - Apapa - Onne - Cotonou - Tema - Lome - Tangier - Barcelona
- First sailing: 20 Sep 2026
Intra-North Europe
CMA CGM revised the port rotation of Intra-Europe services - BLX. The service adds port calls at Southampton and Dublin and drops Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Aarhus and Szczecin. It deploys three vessels with an average vessel capacity of 900 TEU.
- Carrier service name: BLX
- Port rotation: Gdansk - Southampton - Dublin - Southampton - Riga - Gdansk
- First sailing: 22 Sep 2026
CMA CGM will revise the port rotation of Intra-Europe services - DKX. The service is re-launched to connect the United Kingdom with France and Germany. It deploys one vessel with a vessel capacity of 900 TEU.
- Carrier service name: DKX
- Port rotation: Tilbury - Dunkirk - Hamburg - Tilbury
- First sailing: 30 Sep 2026
CMA CGM revised the port rotation of Intra-Europe services - FLX. The service adds a port call at Szczecin. It deploys two vessels with an average vessel capacity of 1,400 TEU.
- Carrier service name: FLX
- Port rotation: Gdansk - Szczecin - Bremerhaven - Hamburg - Kotka - Helsinki - Gdansk
- First sailing: 21 Sep 2026
Intra-Oceania
MSC launched a new Intra-Oceania service - Northern Loop. The new service connects Australia and New Zealand. It deploys two vessels with an average vessel capacity of 2,600 TEU.
- Carrier service name: Northern Loop
- Port rotation: Sydney - Auckland - Napier - Tauranga - Sydney
- First sailing: 13 Sep 2026
For more point-to-point service options, including transit times across major ocean carriers, refer to seaexplorer.
