by Priya Radünzel, SeaNewsEditor

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 & revised services

Asia↔North Europe

In mid-March the OCEAN Alliance adjusted the rotation of one of its Asia-Europe services by removing Rotterdam and adding Southampton. The details are as follows:

• Carrier service name: FAL (CMA CGM), FAL1 (Evergreen), AEU2 (COSCO), LL4 (OOCL)
• Port rotation: Ningbo – Shanghai – Yantian – Singapore – Tangier – Dunkirk – Southampton – Gdansk – Le Havre – Southampton – Port Klang – Ningbo
• First sailing: APL Changi, ATD Ningbo on 14 March

Asia↔West Africa

In March, MSC revised its Africa Express service connecting Asia with West Africa by adding a port call in Kribi.

• Carrier service name: Africa Express
• Port rotation: Ningbo – Shanghai – Nansha – Shekou – Cai Mep – Singapore – Vizhinjam – Tema – Lome – Abidjan – Kribi – Singapore – Cai Mep – Qingdao – Tianjin Xingang – Busan – Kwangyang – Ningbo
• First sailing: MSC Diletta, ATA Ningbo, 10 March

Intra Asia

MSC will replace Tanjung Pelepas with Cai Mep on its service between Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia this March. The effective sailling is to be advised.

• Carrier service name: Pertiwi
• Port rotation: Busan – Dalian – Tianjin Xingang – Incheon – Qingdao – Dachan Bay – Cai Mep –Laem Chabang – Singapore – Panjang – Jakarta – Singapore – Tanjung Pelepas – Cai Mep – Busan
• First sailing: TBA

In April, Evergreen will launch a new service connecting Northeast and Southeast Asia as follows:

• Carrier service name: Vietnam Thailand Malaysia Service (VTS)
• Port rotation: Shekou – Nansha – Sihanoukville – Laem Chabang – Singapore – Batam – Port Klang – Shekou
• First sailing: Ever Core, ETD Shekou 18 April

Oceania↔Europe

MSC and CMA CGM temporarily revised the port rotation of their service between Oceania and Europe, removing Rotterdam for seven consecutive sailings. ANL slot charters on this service.

• Carrier service name: Australia Express (MSC), NEWMO (CMA CGM), NEMO (ANL)
• Port rotation: London Gateway – Hamburg – Antwerp – Le Havre – Valencia – La Spezia – Fos Sur Mer – Pointe des Galets – Port Louis – Sydney – Melbourne – Adelaide – Fremantle – Singapore – Chennai – Colombo – London Gateway
• First sailing: Conti Chivalry, ATD London Gateway, 19 March

Asia↔South America

Maersk and CMA CGM will launch a new weekly service between East Coast South America and Asia in April. The new service will offer a direct connection to Santos from Central and South Chinese ports.

• Carrier service name: ASAS2(Maersk), SEAS3 (CMA CGM)
• Port rotation: Shanghai – Shekou – Vung Tau – Singapore – Santos – Singapore – Shanghai
• First sailing: CMA CGM Nansha, ETD Shanghai, 9 April

For more point-to-point service options, including transit times across major ocean carriers, refer to seaexplorer.

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