<p data-path-to-node="2" id="p-rc_98ba6109e48bf4ed-423" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-688" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Expanding its direct liner network across primary Asian manufacturing corridors, China United Lines (CULines) has announced the upcoming launch of its new </span><b data-path-to-node="2" data-index-in-node="173" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Korea–China–India (KCI) Service</b><span class="citation-688 citation-end-688" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3748162914="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3748162914="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> <span class="citation-687 citation-end-687" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Scheduled to commence mid-July 2026, the new weekly loop establishes fixed, direct maritime links connecting industrial hubs in Northeast Asia with key gateway terminals across the Indian Subcontinent and Pakistan.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3748162914="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3748162914="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1333177768="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1333177768="" _nghost-ng-c4102783319="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="3" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The service deployment points to a broader push by regional shipping operators to build out diversified, high-reliability trade networks amid changing cargo demands across South Asia.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="5" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="0" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Multi-Country Port Rotation Loops via 6,700 TEU MV Racine</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="6" style="font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The KCI service structure bypasses intermediate regional sorting hubs to lock in stable, high-capacity weekly transit times:</p><ul data-path-to-node="7" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: &quot;Google Sans Text&quot;, sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,0,0" id="p-rc_98ba6109e48bf4ed-424" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The Scheduled Deployment:</b><span class="citation-686" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> The maiden voyage of the KCI loop is officially scheduled to depart from the Port of Busan on </span><b data-path-to-node="7,0,0" data-index-in-node="120" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">July 16, 2026</b><span class="citation-686 citation-end-686" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3748162914="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3748162914="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> <span class="citation-685" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">As a core joint venture partner in the service string, CULines will deploy the 6,700 TEU container vessel </span><i data-path-to-node="7,0,0" data-index-in-node="241" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">MV Racine</i><span class="citation-685 citation-end-685" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> to anchor the rotation.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3748162914="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3748162914="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1333177768="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1333177768="" _nghost-ng-c4102783319="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,1,0" id="p-rc_98ba6109e48bf4ed-425" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-684" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></span><b data-path-to-node="7,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The Strategic Port Rotation:</b><span class="citation-684" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> The fixed weekly service will call at a comprehensive network of critical regional trade centers, following a set route: </span><b data-path-to-node="7,1,0" data-index-in-node="150" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Busan – Gwangyang – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Port Klang (West Port) – Nhava Sheva – Mundra – Karachi – Port Klang (West Port) – Busan</b><span class="citation-684 citation-end-684" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3748162914="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3748162914="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1333177768="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1333177768="" _nghost-ng-c4102783319="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,2,0" id="p-rc_98ba6109e48bf4ed-426" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="7,2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Expanding Onward Supply Connections:</b> Beyond the core rotation, the liner line indicated that cargo moving on the KCI loop will plug directly into CULines’ wider logistics network at Port Klang. <span class="citation-683 citation-end-683" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The setup provides shippers with secondary, seamless connections heading into the Middle East, Red Sea, and Eastern Mediterranean.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3748162914="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3748162914="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1333177768="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1333177768="" _nghost-ng-c4102783319="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="7,3,0" id="p-rc_98ba6109e48bf4ed-427" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-682" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></span><b data-path-to-node="7,3,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Insulating Industrial Supply Lines:</b><span class="citation-682 citation-end-682" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> By linking India's premier western container hubs Nhava Sheva and Mundra directly to manufacturing clusters across South Korea and China, the route helps reduce container dwell times and supports seamless inventory replenishment for sectors dependent on electronics, chemicals, and industrial machinery.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c3748162914="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c3748162914="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="7" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"></sup></source-footnote></span></p></li></ul>