Launching New China-Australia service enhancing supply chain connectivity Introducing the Qilin service

Home ... News Advisories News Advisories Advisories Launching New China-Australia service enhancing supply chain connectivity Introducing the Qilin service 22 May 2026 Share LinkedIn Facebook X.com WeChat Email Copy link 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. How the service will look 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 What this means for you Increased capacity to support your business’s growth 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 Transit time improvements between Shanghai, Sydney and Melbourne 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: Local information: https://www.maersk.com/local-information Schedule Information: https://www.maersk.com/schedules/ We sincerely appreciate your business and look forward to continuously serving your global transport and logistics needs. Explore more on these topics Asia Pacific Related articles See all news Previous Next Rate announcements Peak Season Surcharge for the scope: Far east Asia to South africa & Mauritius 29 Sep 2026 Advisories Maersk Operations through Strait of Hormuz 29 Sep 2026 Advisories Middle East Operational Update 50 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Implementation of Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for F3W trade 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Intermodal Fuel Fee update in (New Zealand) 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Intermodal Fuel Fee update in (Australia) 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Equipment Positioning Service – Export (POE)- Australia via Fremantle to World 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Equipment Positioning Service – Export (POI)- Australia via Fremantle to World 29 Sep 2026 Advisories Structural change to AE12: Updated rotation 28 Sep 2026 Advisories UAE Advance Cargo Manifest Implementation- Operational Guidelines 24 Sep 2026 Advisories Middle East Operational Update 49 23 Sep 2026 Advisories Maersk Less-than-Container Load (LCL) Surcharge Information 2026 Bangladesh CFS Charges Revision 23 Sep 2026 Subscribe for operational updates from Maersk Get operational information, advisories and more delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up Stay informed Subscribe for operational updates from Maersk Get operational information, advisories and more delivered straight to your inbox. I agree to receive logistics related news and marketing updates by email, phone, messaging services (e.g. WhatsApp) and other digital platforms, including but not limited to social media (e.g., LinkedIn) from A. P. Moller-Maersk and its affiliated companies (see latest company overview). I understand that I can opt out of such Maersk communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link. To see how we use your personal data, please read our Privacy Notification. By completing this form, you confirm that you agree to the use of your personal data by Maersk as described in our Privacy Notification. Thank you for signing up You have now signed up for newsletters. You will shortly receive an email which will explain how to set your newsletter preferences and unsubscribe. Subscribed You can unsubscribe anytime.