Both calls will come into force in the next two weeks.
A direct call at Gdansk will be added to loop 7, with Hong Kong Express making the first call on 10 August after leaving Qingdao on 29 June. The new port rotation will be: Qingdao – Shanghai (Yangshan) – Hong Kong – Yantian – Singapore – Rotterdam – Hamburg– Gdansk –Southampton – Singapore – Yantian – Qingdao.
On loop 4, Port Said will get an addition westbound call on the service, giving a new rotation of: Ningbo – Shanghai (Yangshan) –Yantian – Singapore – Port Said – Le Havre – Southampton – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Port Said – Jeddah – Singapore – Hong Kong – Ningbo. The new rotation will come into effect on Shanghai Express’ voyage from Ningbo on 3 July.