The 2M Alliance’s new TP3/Sequoia will commence Dec. 9 from Chiwan and will provide 12-day transits from Ningbo to Long Beach.
Members of the 2M Alliance – Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) – will launch a new transpacific service next month.
Maersk will refer to the new service as the TP3, while MSC will dub it the Sequoia service.
The TP3/Sequoia will have a rotation of Chiwan, Yantian, Ningbo, Long Beach and Chiwan.
The loop will commence from Chiwan Dec. 9 with the Safmarine Mulanje and will provide 12-day transits from Ningbo to Long Beach, according to an MSC press release.
A spokesperson from Maersk told American Shipper the service will deploy five, 4,500-TEU vessels and will be “purely a 2M product.”
“Direct port calls at Chiwan, Yantian and Ningbo provide broad market coverage and allow for extensive transshipment options for Pearl River Delta freight,” the Maersk spokesperson said.
2M Alliance to launch new transpacific service
