Sailings between Asia and Middle East

With our new network, we are excited to offer our customers a wide range of benefits with similar Ocean geographical coverage as today.

Shipping from Asia to Middle East

Our improved Asia to Middle East network offers reliable weekly connectivity between Asia and the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea.
Enhanced and direct services from South Korea and North China to the UAE and Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Transit time improvement from key gateways in North China to the Arabian Gulf by up to 6 days on many corridors.
Direct coverage from North China to the Eastern Province with an overall transit time improvement of 2 days.
Best-in-class product offering from South Korea to the Gulf with a transit time improvement of 10 days.

Note: The network representation is subject to finalization including terminal berth windows.

Our improved Middle East to Asia network offers reliable and extensive weekly connectivity between the Red Sea, Gulf, and India to Asia.
Reliable and comprehensive weekly services connect the Red Sea, Gulf, and India to major Asian destinations, ensuring broad market access.
Wider connections from India and the Red Sea, seamlessly integrated through Jebel Ali, offering reliable and seamless connectivity.
Direct, unique product offerings from the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia directly into North China, facilitating efficient and expansive market coverage.
Transit time improvement from Eastern Province to North China transit time is 11 days faster.
Transit time from Gulf to North China improves by an average of 10 days.
Transit time from Red Sea to East China improves by 8 days connecting key terminals in Shanghai and Ningbo.

Note: The network representation is subject to finalization including terminal berth windows.

The transit times expected on selected corridors for Asia to/from Middle East from Feb 2025 are as follows:

Scan the table horizontally, matching each row to the respective data in columns for a clear understanding of the presented information.

From/To	Colombo	Jebel Ali	Doha	Dammam	Jeddah
From/To Shanghai	Colombo 13	Jebel Ali 19	Doha 26	Dammam 22	Jeddah 22
From/To Ningbo	Colombo 15	Jebel Ali 18	Doha 26	Dammam 22	Jeddah 18
From/To Qingdao	Colombo 14	Jebel Ali 20	Doha 28	Dammam 23	Jeddah 20
From/To Xingang	Colombo 14	Jebel Ali 23	Doha 30	Dammam 26	Jeddah 23
From/To Laem Chabang	Colombo 12	Jebel Ali 20	Doha 24	Dammam 20	Jeddah 17
From/To Yantian	Colombo 12	Jebel Ali 18	Doha 26	Dammam 21	Jeddah 18
From/To Busan	Colombo 16	Jebel Ali 22	Doha 30	Dammam 25	Jeddah 22

Note: The transit time representation is subject to finalization including terminal berth windows.

Scan the table horizontally, matching each row to the respective data in columns for a clear understanding of the presented information.

From/To	Shanghai	Qingdao	Laem Chabang	Yantian	Busan
From/To Colombo	Shanghai 21	Qingdao 22	Laem Chabang 24	Yantian 10	Busan 15
From/To Jebel Ali	Shanghai 20	Qingdao 21	Laem Chabang 14	Yantian 19	Busan 24
From/To Doha	Shanghai 37	Qingdao 32	Laem Chabang 17	Yantian 23	Busan 27
From/To Dammam	Shanghai 26	Qingdao 26	Laem Chabang 20	Yantian 25	Busan 30
From/To Jeddah	Shanghai 21	Qingdao 20	Laem Chabang 17	Yantian 23	Busan 23

Note: The transit time representation is subject to finalization including terminal berth windows.

Only the services within the Gemini Cooperation are displayed. Below route overview shows Country/Region and the Ports.

Our new network will consist of 57 services. You can find more information on what each of the trades will look like below.

If you need more information on the new cooperation, please contact our Sales or Customer Experience teams. They are standing by to help.