CHINA SHIPPING EXPANDS TRANSPACIFIC SERVICE
China Shipping Container Lines has added two containerships to its “AAS 2” transpacific service and renamed it “Asia America Central.”
The additional ships will allow the carrier to resume the weekly frequency of the service, after several months of operating on a fortnightly basis.
Zim Israel Navigation Co. had taken space on the “AAS 2” service and a spokesman said that discussions were being held regarding joining the “AAC” service.
The “AAC” service now uses five ships averaging 2,874 TEUs and calls Lianyungang, Ningbo, Shanghai, Hakata, Busan, Los Angeles, Oakland, Lianyungang, Ningbo, Shanghai, Hakata and Busan.
The switch from the fortnightly “AAS 2” service to the “AAC” will see an increase of around 85,000 TEUs in annual one-way capacity to the transpacific market.