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22 May 2026
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.
From 24th July 2026 onwards, Qilin, will offer a lean rotation covering Shanghai-Sydney-Melbourne
This map is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent political boundaries
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
Qilin, with its lean port rotation, offers a fast transit time and weekly departures between Shanghai and Sydney and Melbourne.
| From | To | Qilin | Dragon |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Shanghai |
To Sydney |
Qilin 14 days |
Dragon 18 days |
| From Shanghai |
To Melbourne |
Qilin 17 days |
Dragon 21 days |
| From Sydney |
To Shanghai |
Qilin 19 days |
Dragon 28 days |
| From Melbourne |
To Shanghai |
Qilin 15 days |
Dragon 24 days |
If you have any questions regarding how these changes may impact your cargo, please feel free to reach out to your local Customer Experience Team via our Live Chat channel. Alternatively, you can refer to the following links for more details:
We sincerely appreciate your business and look forward to continuously serving your global transport and logistics needs.
Fuente: Maersk
