Carriers 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

Indian Sub Continent <-> North America

ONE will launch a new service between India and North America in May. The carrier will operate independently, supplying all nine vessels on this weekly service. Details are yet to be announced.

• Carrier service name: West India North America (WIN)
• Port rotation: Bin Qasim - Hazira - Nhava Sheva - Mundra - New York - Savannah - Jacksonville - Charleston - Norfolk - Bin Qasim
• First sailing: TBA

Intra-Mediterranean/Black Sea

MSC revised the port rotation on its West Med to Greece/Turkiye at the beginning of April.

• Carrier service name: West Med to Greece/Turkiye
• Port rotation: Barcelona - Valencia - Marsaxlokk - Piraeus - Tekirdag - Gemlik - Izmit - Aliaga - Marseille - Barcelona
• First sailing: MSC Dorine departed Barcelona on 1 April

In late May, ONE will restructure its Adriatic Feeder Service to cover Mediterranean ports.

• Carrier service name: AIB
• Port rotation: Koper - Trieste - Venice - Ancona - Piraeus - Alexandria - Damietta - Koper
• First sailing: Benedikt, arriving in Damietta on 22nd May

Mediterranean/Black Sea <-> Africa

CMA CGM will enhance its services from Mediterranean hubs to West Africa by including Sierra Leon and Gabon in the EURAF4 service and extending its West Africa coverage on EURAF 5 services.

• Carrier service name: EURAF 4
• Port rotation: Valencia - Algeciras - Tanger Med - Freetown - Lome - Bata - Malabo - Kribi - Libreville - Valencia
• First sailing: GH Maestro, arriving in Valencia on 10 May

• Carrier service name: EURAF 5
• Port rotation: Tanger Med - Algeciras - Tema - Lekki - Cotonou - Pointe Noire - Luanda - Tanger Med
• First sailing: CMA CGM Chiwan, arriving in Tanger Med on 2 May

Asia <-> North America

THE Alliance will postpone the relaunch of its East Coast Loop 4 (EC4) until the Red Sea situation stabilises.

Vessels initially planned for the EC4 will be temporarily deployed on the other East Coast services. This adjustment will allow for additional port calls on three Asia-North America services. Two of which will be routed via the Panama Canal and one around Africa.

• Carrier service name: EC1
• Port rotation: Kaohsiung - Xiamen - Yantian - Yangshan - Ningbo - Pusan - (Panama Canal) - Manzanillo - New York - Norfolk - Charleston - Savannah - Manzanillo - (Panama Canal) - Rodman - Kaohsiung
• Vessel deployment: 13 vessels with an average capacity of 13,300 TEU
• First sailing: Rome Express departing Kaoshiung on 19 April

• Carrier service name: EC2
• Port rotation: Qingdao - Yantian - Ningbo - Yangshan - Pusan - (Panama Canal) - Cartagena - Savannah - Charleston - Wilmington - Norfolk - Cartagena - (Panama Canal) - Pusan - Qingdao
• Vessel deployment: 12 vessels with an average capacity of 13,200 TEU
• First sailing: Unayah Express V departing Qingdao on 15 April

• Carrier service name: EC5
• Port rotation: Laem Chabang - Cai Mep -- Singapore - Colombo - (Cape of Good Hope) - Halifax - New York - Norfolk - Savannah - Jacksonville - Charleston - New York - Halifax - (Cape of Good Hope) - Jebel Ali (subject to Red Sea situation) - Singapore - Laem Chabang
• Vessel deployment: 13 vessels with an average capacity of 14,000 TEU
• First sailing: ONE Falcon departing Laem Chabang on 15 April

Maersk announced a return to Panama Canal transits on its OC1 service in May. The single loop will replace the carriers current two-loop service using the Panama Rail connection. The two-loop service will be phased out by the end of May.

• Carrier service name: OC1
• Port rotation: Philadelphia - Charleston - (Panama Canal) - Balboa - Tauranga - Sydney - Melbourne - Port Chalmers - Tauranga - (Panama Canal) - Manzanillo - Cristobal - Cartagena - Philadelphia
• First southbound sailing: Maersk Inverness departing Philadelphia on 17 May
• First northbound sailing: Spirit of Auckland departing Sydney on 16 April

Services to Djibouti

Maersk announced it has reinstated booking acceptance to/from Djibouti after suspending new bookings due to the Red Sea situation. The carrier notes that the situation remains volatile and could change on short notice.

Services to Haiti

In mid-March, CMA CGM stopped calls to Port au Prince due to unrest in the country. Further to this, on 29 March the carrier announced the suspension of bookings to Lafito with immediate effect. CMA CGM will continue to call the northern port of Cap Haitien.

The port rotation and service changes will be visible in seaexplorer when individual vessel schedules operating on these services become available.