What's New

DaChan Bay Terminals today (10 April) welcomed a new Middle East  service jointly operated by ESL, Global Feeder Shipping, KMTC and TS Lines providing quick and efficient service between the Far East and the Middle East. The service code for the four shipping lines is COSMOS/COSMOS/AIM2/GLX2 respectively.

This new service together with an upgraded existing service in the same trade lane starting from 12 April will further strengthen the terminal’s connections to/from the Middle East. The service code of ESL, Global Feeder Shipping, KMTC and TS Lines is GALEX /GALEX/AIM/GLX respectively.

With the two services, DaChan Bay Terminals can provide fast transit times for cargoes between South China and the Middle East. The two services work synchronously to further optimise the transportation efficiency between the Far East and the Middle East by increasing frequency and reducing transportation time.  They also provide customers with efficient connections to the Indian Subcontinent, the Upper Gulf and Red Sea, as well as Africa via Jebel Ali.

Six vessels, each of a capacity of 4,250 TEUs, are deployed in the COSMOS /COSMOS/AIM2/GLX2 service with a port rotation of DaChan Bay – Jebel Ali – Sohar – Port Klang – Shanghai – Ningbo – DaChan Bay. It calls DaChan Bay Terminals every Monday.

The upgraded GALEX/GALEX/AIM/GLX service has been calling at DaChan Bay Terminals since 2017. The upgraded service calls DaChan Bay Terminals every Thursday, with the four shipping lines deploying a total of seven vessels, each of a capacity of 6,500 TEUs in the service. The port rotation is DaChan Bay – Port Klang – Jebel Ali – Dammam – Khor Fakkan – Busan – Qingdao – Xiamen – Nansha – DaChan Bay.