Gemini to relaunch Far East‑Middle East Loop with Khor Fakkan call
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Gemini, together with partners Maersk and Hapag‑Lloyd, will relaunch its Far East‑Middle East Loop at the weekend, replacing the Jebel Ali call with a call at Khor Fakkan and rotating Qingdao‑Ningbo‑Tanjung Pelepas‑Khor Fakkan‑Singapore‑Qingdao.
The service, which ended on 27 March because the US‑Iran conflict lasted longer than expected, will formally restart when the 8,400‑teu Maersk Athabasca departs Qingdao on 17 October and is scheduled to arrive at Khor Fakkan on 16 November; the vessel is currently on Gemini’s US3 transpacific service and arrived in Shanghai on Saturday. Khor Fakkan handles about 8,500 truck movements per day, has seen a 700 % increase in weekly throughput, a 479 % rise in rates since 28 February and a 130 % year‑on‑year growth in August 2025 freight rates.