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
Maersk/CMA CGM to revise the port rotation of Asia-South Africa service - Safari 1. The service adds a port call at Hong Kong and is operated by Maersk and CMA CGM. It will deploy 9 vessels with an average vessel capacity of 9,800 TEU.
- Carrier service name: Safari 1
- Port rotation: Tanjung Pelepas - Hong Kong - Shanghai - Ningbo - Shekou - Tanjung Pelepas - Port Louis - Durban - Port Louis - Tanjung Pelepas
- First sailing: 02 Jun 2026
ONE to revise the port rotation of the SAC and SAS services. According to the carrier announcement, the changes were introduced to better optimise service efficiency.
- Carrier service name: SAC
- Port rotation: Shanghai – Ningbo – Xiamen – Nansha – Singapore – Durban – Singapore – Shanghai
- First sailing: 14 Jun 2026
- Carrier service name: SAS
- Port rotation: Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Hong Kong – Singapore – Durban – Cape Town – Singapore – Qingdao
- First sailing: 09 Jun 2026
Asia↔Indian Subcontinent
Maersk launched the TI2 service connecting Asia to the Indian Subcontinent. The average vessel capacity will be 4,000 TEU.
- Carrier service name: TI2
- Port rotation: Shanghai - Ningbo - Nansha - Tanjung Pelepas - Nhava Sheva - Pipavav - Port Qasim - Shanghai
- First sailing: 04 Jun 2026
COSCO / OOCL launched the SEI2/SIS2 service, connecting China, Singapore, and India.
- Carrier service name: SEI2
- Port rotation: Qinzhou – Yangpu – Haiphong – Singapore – Mundra – Singapore – Hong Kong – Qinzhou
- First sailing: 04 Jun 2026
Asia↔Mediterranean/Black Sea
Ocean Alliance will revise the port rotation of the Asia-Mediterranean service - MEX. The service adds a port call at Jeddah and will be operated by CMA CGM with Evergreen, COSCO and OOCL as slot charterers. It will deploy 13 vessels with an average vessel capacity of 17,300 TEU.
- Carrier service name: MEX
- Port rotation: Valencia - Barcelona - Fos Sur Mer - Marsaxlokk - Jeddah - Port Klang - Qingdao - Shanghai - Ningbo - Xiamen - Nansha - Shekou - Vung Tau - Singapore - Marsaxlokk - Valencia
- First sailing: 06 Jun 2026
Asia↔North America
Ocean Alliance revised the port rotation of the Transpacific service - PEX3. The service adds a port call at Miami and is operated by CMA CGM with Evergreen, COSCO and OOCL as slot charterers. It deploys 13 vessels with an average vessel capacity of 8,700 TEU.
- Carrier service name: PEX3
- Port rotation: Busan - Houston - Mobile - Miami - Singapore - Vung Tau - Shekou - Ningbo - Shanghai - Busan
- First sailing: 20 May 2026
Maersk to launch a new Transpacific service. Maersk will launch a new seasonal service connecting Asia to the West Coast of North America. It will deploy 7 vessels with an average vessel capacity of 4,000 TEU.
- Carrier service name: TPX
- Port rotation: Vung Tau - Busan - Long Beach - Vung Tau
- First sailing: 09 Jun 2026
Asia↔North Europe
ONE to revise the port rotation of FE1 service. The change represents an update to expand network coverage, including a new direct call to Le Havre from South East Asia and the removal of the Algeciras port call.
- Carrier service name: FE1
- Port rotation: Laem Chabang – Cai Mep – Singapore – (Cape of Good Hope) – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Le Havre – (Cape of Good Hope) – Singapore – Laem Chabang
- First sailing: 27 Jul 2026
Asia↔South America
Maersk to launch the port rotation of the AC1 service, connecting Asia with South and Central America.
- Carrier service name: AC1
- Port rotation: Ningbo – Busan – Lázaro Cárdenas – Buenaventura – Posorja
- First sailing: 05 Jul 2026
CMA CGM revised the port rotation of the ACSA1 service. The change represents a rationalisation of the network, combining the ACSA1 and M2X services and transferring Mexico calls into the revised ACSA1 service while withdrawing the M2X service.
- Carrier service name: M2X
- Port rotation: Busan – Xingang – Qingdao – Ningbo – Shanghai – Manzanillo – Lázaro Cárdenas – Buenaventura – San Antonio – Chancay – Callao – Posorja – Yokohama – Busan
- First sailing: 01 Jun 2026
Mediterranean/Black Sea↔Indian Subcontinent↔Middle East
CMA CGM revised the port rotation of Mediterranean-ISC/MEA service - MEDEX. The service drops Beirut and Port Said and adds Valencia, Fos Sur Mer and Djibouti. It deploys 9 vessels with an average vessel capacity of 9,000 TEU.
- Carrier service name: MEDEX
- Port rotation: Genoa - Fos-sur-Mer - Valencia - Piraeus - Jeddah - Djibouti - Mundra - Nhava Sheva - Colombo - Djibouti - Jeddah - Marsaxlokk - Genoa
- First sailing: 27 May 2026
North America↔Indian Subcontinent
MSC is withdrawing its Indian Subcontinent services to the US market, while keeping its INDUSA service with an updated port rotation.
- Carrier service name: INDUSA
- Port rotation: Mundra - Nhava Sheva - New York - Charleston - Savannah - Houston - Veracruz
- First sailing: June 2026
North Europe↔Indian Subcontinent
CMA CGM to revise the port rotation of the EPIC service. The change represents the reintroduction of westbound Suez Canal transits on the service, while eastbound sailings continue via the Cape route.
- Carrier service name: EPIC
- Port rotation: Mundra – Nhava Sheva – Colombo – Jeddah – Port Said – Tanger Med – Southampton – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp
- First sailing: 26 Apr 2026
North Europe↔North America
Gemini Cooperation revised the port rotation of the Transatlantic service - TA4. The service replaces the port call at Hamburg with Bremerhaven and is operated by Maersk with Hapag-Lloyd as slot charterer. It will deploy 7 vessels with an average vessel capacity of 5,800 TEU.
- Carrier service name: TA4
- Port rotation: Southampton - Antwerp - Rotterdam - Bremerhaven - Wilhelmshaven - Veracruz - Altamira - Miami - Southampton
- First sailing: 22 May 2026
North Europe↔South America
Maersk to revise the port rotation of the North Europe-South America East Coast service - SAMBA. The service adds Itapoa, drops Rio Grande, and changes the sequence of the Montevideo and Buenos Aires calls. It will deploy 9 vessels with an average vessel capacity of 9,000 TEU.
- Carrier service name: SAMBA
- Port rotation: Santos - Paranaguá - Montevideo - Buenos Aires - Montevideo - Buenos Aires - Itapoá - Paranaguá - Santos - Tangier - Southampton - Rotterdam - Hamburg - Antwerp - Tangier - Santos
- First sailing: 06 Jun 2026
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