Chinese container shipping company Sea Legend Shipping has planned eight weekly voyages between China and Northern Europe along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) from August to October 2026.
The company envisions the China-Europe Arctic Express service as the first regular weekly container route across the Arctic and an alternative to traditional sea routes between Asia and Europe, as well as rail transport between China and Europe.
The service is designed to transport standard and refrigerated containers, oversized cargo, and batteries. Seven small and medium-sized container ships will be used.
Feeder shipments from Chinese ports will begin on August 12. Transit time to Hamburg will be 20-22 days, according to Portnews.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
