Container shipping companies adjust their services in response to market dynamics and operational hurdles. Stay informed of upcoming changes with Kuehne+Nagel's carrier service update, published bi-weekly on Sea News and seaexplorer.

New & updated services

Africa↔Mediterranean

Hapag-Lloyd to revise the port rotation of the West Africa Express (WAX) service. The revised WAX service will introduce a direct connection between Damietta and key West African ports, maintain Mediterranean connectivity, provide a direct connection from Türkiye to Valencia, and move Casablanca coverage to a separate feeder product via Valencia.

• Carrier service name: WAX
• Port rotation: Damietta - Izmit - Gemlik - Istanbul - Valencia - Tangier - Lagos (Tincan/Apapa) - Onne - Cotonou - Tema  - Lome - Tangier - Barcelona - Damietta
• First sailing: 01 Sep 2026

Asia↔Africa

COSCO/ONE/Gold Star Line will revise the port rotation of Asia-South Africa service - SA1. The service adds a port call at Port Louis. It deploys eight vessels with an average vessel capacity of 4,500 TEU.

• Carrier service name: SA1
• Port rotation: Shanghai - Ningbo - Xiamen - Nansha - Singapore - Port Louis - Durban - Singapore - Shanghai
• First sailing: 18 Aug 2026

Intra-Asia

HMM will revise the port rotation of Intra-Asia service - KVX. The service drops the Singapore port call and the southbound port call at Cat Lai. It deploys three vessels with an average vessel capacity of 1,800 TEU.

• Carrier service name: KVX
• Port rotation: Busan - Shanghai - Ningbo - Sihanoukville - Laem Chabang - Cat Lai - Busan
• First sailing: 12 Sep 2026

Asia↔Central and South America

CMA CGM/COSCO to revise the port rotation of Asia-Central America/Caribbean service - PEX2. The service replaces the Manzanillo (Mexico) port call with Lazaro Cardenas. It deploys fourteen vessels with an average vessel capacity of 13,000 TEU.

• Carrier service name: PEX2
• Port rotation: Busan - Lazaro Cardenas - Balboa - Manzanillo (Panama) - Cartagena (Colombia) - Kingston - Caucedo - Vung Tau - Shekou - Hong Kong - Ningbo - Shanghai - Qingdao - Busan
• First sailing: 30 Aug 2026

Asia↔North America

Premier Alliance to temporarily revise the port rotation of Transpacific service - PS4. The service temporarily replaces the Shanghai port call with Ningbo for at least five consecutive voyages. It deploys seven vessels with an average vessel capacity of 8,600 TEU.

• Carrier service name: PS4
• Port rotation: Yantian - Kaohsiung - Keelung - Ningbo - Los Angeles - Oakland - Keelung - Kaohsiung - Yantian
• First sailing: 31 Aug 2026

Premier Alliance to revise the port rotation of Transpacific service - PS8. The service replaces the Los Angeles port call with Long Beach. It deploys six vessels with an average vessel capacity of 6,300 TEU.

• Carrier service name: PS8
• Port rotation: Ningbo - Long Beach - Oakland - Qingdao - Ningbo
• First sailing: 18 Aug 2026

Indian Subcontinent↔Africa

ONE to launch a new ISC-East Africa service - IMM. The new service connects the Indian Subcontinent with East Africa. Its average vessel capacity will be 1,800 TEU.

• Carrier service name: IMM
• Port rotation: Nhava Sheva - Mundra - Mombasa - Nhava Sheva
• First sailing: 22 Sep 2026

North Europe↔North America

ONE/CMA CGM to revise the port rotation of the Transatlantic service - AL5. The service drops the Hamburg port call and adds a port call at Bremerhaven. It deploys ten vessels with an average vessel capacity of 4,900 TEU.

• Carrier service name: AL5
• Port rotation: Southampton - Le Havre - Antwerp - Bremerhaven - Miami - Cartagena (Colombia) - Rodman - Los Angeles - Oakland - Rodman - Caucedo - Southampton
• First sailing: 15 Sep 2026

Intra-North Europe

CMA CGM will revise the port rotation of Intra-Europe service - BALT1. The service adds port calls at Klaipeda and Antwerp and increases the deployed fleet from two to three vessels. It will deploy three vessels with an average vessel capacity of 2,100 TEU.

• Carrier service name: BALT1
• Port rotation: Helsinki - Tallinn - Riga - Klaipeda - Teesport - Zeebrugge - Antwerp - Rotterdam - Helsinki
• First sailing: 15 Sep 2026

COSCO/Hapag-Lloyd/ONE/Maersk to revise the port rotation of Intra-Europe service - NET. The service replaces the Hamburg port call with Wilhelmshaven. It deploys five vessels with an average vessel capacity of 8,500 TEU.

• Carrier service name: NET
• Port rotation: Felixstowe - Wilhelmshaven - Bremerhaven - Antwerp - Piraeus - Izmit - Ambarli - Gemlik - Aliaga - Felixstowe
• First sailing: 11 Sep 2026

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