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

Asia↔Africa

Evergreen/PIL will launch a new Asia-South Africa service - SAF. The service will deploy nine vessels with an average vessel capacity of 5,500 TEU.

• Carrier service name: SAF
• Port rotation: Shanghai - Ningbo - Kaohsiung - Shekou - Singapore - Durban - Cape Town - Singapore - Shanghai
• First sailing: 29 May 2026

Asia↔Indian Subcontinent

CMA CGM will suspend the Asia-ISC service - AS1. The service will be suspended until further notice, and the previously deployed seven vessels have an average capacity of 9,500 TEU.

• Carrier service name: AS1
• Port rotation: Qingdao - Shanghai - Ningbo - Shekou - Singapore - Nhava Sheva - Mundra - Karachi - Singapore - Qingdao
• First sailing: 19 Apr 2026

Asia↔Mediterranean

Ocean Alliance to revise the port rotation of the Asia-Mediterranean service - MEX. The service adds a second westbound port call at Marsaxlokk and will deploy thirteen vessels with an average vessel capacity of 16,200 TEU.

• Carrier service name: MEX
• Port rotation: Singapore - Marsaxlokk - Valencia - Barcelona - Fos Sur Mer - Marsaxlokk - Port Klang - Qingdao - Shanghai - Ningbo - Xiamen - Nansha - Shekou - Cai Mep - Singapore
• First sailing: 10 Apr 2026

MSC to revise the port rotation of the Dragon service. The change reflects operational adjustments, adding direct port calls in Malaga and Naples.

• Carrier service name: Dragon 
• Port rotation: Ningbo – Shanghai – Yantian – Singapore – Malaga – Genoa – La Spezia – Naples – Sines – Boston – New York – Baltimore – Norfolk – Savannah – Freeport – Ningbo
• First sailing: 18 May 2026

MSC to revise the port rotation of the Tiger service. The change reflects operational adjustments, including the introduction of Tekirdag as the first port of call and the addition of Aliaga.

• Carrier service name: Tiger
• Port rotation: Dalian – Xingang – Busan – Ningbo – Shanghai – Shekou – Singapore – Tekirdag – Yarimca – Istanbul – Tekirdag – Aliaga – Mersin – Abidjan – Lome – Hong Kong – Xiamen – Dalian
• First sailing: 15 May 2026

Asia↔Northern Europe

MSC to revise the port rotation of the Albatros service. The change reflects adding Xiamen and Klaipeda as new port calls.

• Carrier service name: Albatros
• Port rotation: Xingang – Dalian – Gwangyang – Ningbo – Xiamen – Yantian – Singapore – Felixstowe – Bremerhaven – Gdansk – Klaipeda – Antwerp – Felixstowe – Singapore – Shanghai
• First sailing: 19 Apr 2026

MSC to revise the port rotation of the Britannia service. The change reflects adding Ningbo as a new port call.

• Carrier service name: Britannia
• Port rotation: Ningbo – Shanghai – Nansha – Yantian – Vung Tau – Singapore – Colombo – Felixstowe – Rotterdam – Zeebrugge – Antwerp – Gdansk – Gdynia – Klaipeda – Antwerp – London Gateway – Mundra – Colombo – Port Klang – Singapore
• First sailing: 24 Apr 2026

Mediterranean↔Central and South America

CMA CGM to revise the port rotation of the SIRIUS service. The change reflects the introduction of a new call at Itajai and the removal of Itaguai from the rotation, alongside schedule adjustments affecting Paranagua and Santos northbound calls.

• Carrier service name: SIRIUS
• Port rotation: Tanger Med NB – Algeciras – Tanger Med SB – Salvador – Santos SB – Itapoa – Itajai – Paranagua – Santos NB – Tanger Med – Algeciras
• First sailing: 13 Jun 2026

North Europe↔Central and South America

Maersk to revise the port rotation of the CAX service. The change reflects the introduction of a direct call at Puerto Antioquia, alongside the phase-out of the Turbo Shuttle as part of a port transition.

• Carrier service name: CAX
• Port rotation: Manzanillo (PA) – Puerto Antioquia – Puerto Moin – Manzanillo (PA) – Antwerp – Southampton – Hamburg – Bremerhaven – Rotterdam – Newark
• First sailing: 21 May 2026

North Europe↔Mediterranean

CMA CGM will revise the port rotation of the Intra-Europe service - SCUK. The service adds a port call at Grangemouth and will deploy two vessels with an average vessel capacity of 750 TEU.

• Carrier service name: SCUK
• Port rotation: Bilbao - Tilbury - Grangemouth - Rotterdam - Bilbao
• First sailing: 16 Apr 2026

North Europe↔Middle East

MSC to introduce the Europe – Red Sea – Middle East Express service.

• Carrier service name: Europe – Red Sea – Middle East Express
• Port rotation: Gdansk – Klaipeda – Bremerhaven – Antwerp – Valencia – Barcelona – Gioia Tauro – Abu Kir – King Abdullah – Jeddah – Aqaba
• First sailing: 10 May 2026

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