The following release was published by Maersk
We are excited to announce our new service, Qilin, serving the Greater China Area to/from Australia. The launch of this premium product offers significantly improved transit times from Shanghai to Sydney and Melbourne and will better support your supply chain needs into these markets.
This new service will be launched to complement our existing Dragon service which today provides best-in-class reliability in this market. The Dragon service will continue to operate as it does today.
How the service will look
From 24th July 2026 onwards, Qilin, will offer a lean rotation covering Shanghai-Sydney-Melbourne
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What this means for you
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Increased capacity to support your business’s growth Qilin is a completely new service offering increased capacity between Shanghai, Sydney and Melbourne. This new service reflects our continued commitment to our customers in the region
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Transit time improvements between Shanghai, Sydney and Melbourne Qilin, with its lean port rotation, offers a fast transit time and weekly departures between Shanghai and Sydney and Melbourne.
Source: Maersk