ONE and Evergreen Marine are set to resume Red Sea and Suez Canal services, enhancing Asia-Europe and Asia-Red Sea trade routes.
Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Evergreen Marine Corporation have each announced plans to resume sailings via the Red Sea and Suez Canal, expanding routing options on Asia-Europe and Asia-Red Sea trades at a moment of renewed strategic confidence in the corridor's operational viability.
ONE has confirmed that two services operated under the Premier Alliance - MD1 and MD2 - will resume Red Sea and Suez Canal transits from their respective designated voyages. The MD1 service will be inaugurated by the vessel YM TRUST (Voyage 106W), with an expected arrival at Ningbo on 10 November. The revised port rotation reads: Ningbo - Shanghai - Shekou - Singapore - Sokhna - Suez Canal - Damietta - Istanbul Area - Izmit - Mersin - Damietta - Suez Canal - Singapore - Kaohsiung - Ningbo.
The MS2 service will be launched by ONE SYNERGY (Voyage 002W), scheduled to arrive at Qingdao on 16 November. Its revised port rotation reads: Qingdao - Busan - Shanghai - Ningbo - Kaohsiung - Shekou - Singapore - Suez Canal - Piraeus - Valencia - Barcelona - Genoa - La Spezia - Fos - Suez Canal - Singapore - Laem Chabang - Cai Mep - Yantian - Busan - Long Beach - Oakland - Qingdao.
ONE has stated that the resumption decision follows a thorough assessment of regional security conditions, and that the company will continue to monitor the situation in the Middle East, adjusting routing as necessary to safeguard the safety of crew, vessels, and cargo.
Evergreen Marine Corporation plans to reinstate its China-Red Sea OGRD service from 12 November, marking the first deployment of Evergreen vessels into the Red Sea region since January 2024. The revised OGRD port rotation will be: Qingdao - Shanghai - Ningbo - Shekou - Singapore - Jeddah - Sokhna - Aqaba - Jeddah - Port Klang - Qingdao. The inaugural voyage from Qingdao is scheduled for 12 November, operated by EVER SUPERB (Voyage 117W).
In its initial phase, the service is expected to deploy four container vessels in the 7,000-9,000 TEU range, operating on a bi-weekly frequency with a full rotation cycle of approximately 56 days.
