Dubai Gets a New Container Shipping Line

A new maritime firm is launching operations and will begin trading with Russia. Undisclosed owners have founded CStar Line in Dubai, and Zsolt Katona, a former employee of Maersk, will serve as its CEO, reports stated.

The new company appears to have leased 18 container ships with a combined 23,000 TEU box capacity.

The Russia trade will receive all available capacity, according to DynaLiners, for which it has established the following network of services that are delivered by a combination of its own (chartered) boats, vessel sharing agreements (VSA), and slot charters.

Shortsea/Feeder services:

EMBA1 - Istanbul (Ambarli), Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg and back to Istanbul

EMBS1 - Haifa, Alexandria, Novorossiysk and back to Haifa

EMBS2 - Izmit (Safiport), Istanbul (Ambarli), Novorossiysk and back to Izmit

FEFE2 - Rizhao, Ningbo, Vostochny, and back to Rizhao

FEFE3 - Busan, Vostochny and back to Busan

FEFE4 - Dalian, Busan, Vostochny and back to Dalian

Long-haul VSAs and slots, including:

ISEM1 - slots from Global Feeder Shipping and Mountain Air Shipping (MAS) - Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Jeddah, Istanbul (Ambarli), Jeddah and back to Nhava Sheva

FEBA1 - VSA with OVP Shipping and MAS with Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Guangzhou (Nansha), Port Kelang, Istanbul (Ambarli) and back to Qingdao

FEFE1 - slots from Inteco Lines and OVP Shipping - Guangzhou (Nansha), Shenzhen (Yantian), Xiamen, Shanghai, Vostochny and back to Guangzhou