OOCL to Launch New Port Klang-Visakhapatnam-Chennai Container Service

OOCL says the service is meant to improve routing flexibility, connectivity, and reliability for trade between Malaysia and India’s east coast, though it has not disclosed sailing frequency, transit times, deployed capacity, the inaugural vessel, or terminal assignments at either Indian port.

The launch follows an earlier revision to OOCL’s FCS3 service in August 2025, which the company said should not be assumed to carry over to FCS4’s terminal arrangements or transit times, and comes after OOCL’s Southeast Asia-Indian Subcontinent Service 2, linking Haiphong with western India, launched in June 2026.

For shippers moving cargo between Malaysia and India’s east coast, FCS4 gives another scheduled option alongside existing services, though booking and cargo-delivery planning will have to wait until OOCL publishes the detailed sailing schedule; until then, the company has directed customers to its local sales representatives.