CStar, CU Lines and UGL have expanded their cooperative efforts, forming a joint service known as the IMR, which CStar brands as MER1. This service has been enhanced to a weekly schedule, covering key ports including Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Jebel Ali, Djibouti, Jeddah, and Aden, before looping back to Nhava Sheva.
Additionally, MSC has adjusted its Upper Gulf Express service by removing UAE’s Jebel Ali port from the service. The revised route now includes Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Umm Qasr, and Sohar, returning to Mundra, which streamlines the service’s operations and might reflect strategic realignments in MSC’s network.