Dubai-based logistics company DP World announced the launch of new express ocean freight services, including service to Wilmington, this week. 

According to a news release, the company’s two new Express Less-than-Container Load (LCL) services aim to help businesses move time-sensitive cargo more quickly and reliably between Asia, Europe and North America ahead of peak shipping season.

The services include Express LCL Europe-USA, which provides weekly bi-directional service between major consolidation hubs in Antwerp, Belgium, Southampton, England and Cork, Ireland, and gateways in Wilmington and Chester, Pennsylvania -- with onward inland distribution to commercial addresses across Europe and the United States.

The second new service, Express LCL Asia-USA, connects key manufacturing hubs in China, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia with Los Angeles before expedited inland delivery to commercial addresses across the United States, according to the release.

“Designed for customers shipping smaller volumes, the new services combine the cost advantages of ocean freight with faster transit times, consistent weekly departures,” the release states, “and integrated inland transportation, providing a reliable alternative as businesses navigate elevated freight rates, constrained capacity, and ongoing supply chain uncertainty.”

The services offer weekly departures with door-to-door transit times of approximately 18 to 24 days between Europe and the U.S. and 16 to 24 days between Asia and the U.S., according to the release.

"Businesses need supply chains that can respond quickly without sacrificing cost efficiency,” Joseph Fordney, senior vice president of freight forwarding for DP World in the Americas, wrote in the release. “Our new Express LCL services provide customers with faster ocean freight options, dependable weekly schedules and extensive inland connectivity, helping them move priority cargo more efficiently while avoiding the higher costs associated with air freight."

Both services are supported by dedicated consolidation facilities with container freight station-to-container freight station (CFS-to-CFS) handling, optimized routing and extensive inland transportation networks, according to the release.