French shipping giant CMA CGM is preparing to resume a full service loop through the Suez Canal and Red Sea, becoming the first major carrier to formally restore one of its east–west routes since Houthi attacks forced global container lines to divert around the Cape of Good Hope last year.
The company confirmed that its INDAMEX service, which connects India, Pakistan and the U.S. East Coast, will again transit the Suez Canal on both fronthaul and backhaul legs. The first vessel to make the complete loop will be CMA CGM VERDI, sailing from Karachi to New York on 15 January 2026.
According to data from eeSea, the restored routing cuts the full loop transit time by two weeks, bringing it down to 77 days, compared with the longer diversion around Africa. The service uses vessels between 6,000 and 10,000 TEU, operating weekly with 11 ships.
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