GRAND ALLIANCE
Announces changes to South China - US East Coast Service

NOV, 27.2008

 

The Grand Alliance (GA) carriers (Hapag-Lloyd, Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Orient Overseas Container Line), announced a revised Asia-US East Coast service, which will include the New World Alliance (NWA) lines – APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)

For this purpose the South China Express Service (SCE) of the Grand Alliance, will be temporarily adjusted to cover also the additional ports of the New York Express Service (NYX) of the New World Alliance. Both have agreed to jointly operate the loop for a period of 18 weeks as a seasonal arrangement.     

The South China Express Service will move from an 8 to 9 ship loop in order to cover the additional ports without increasing the average speed in order to limit the additional bunker consumption for the benefit of the environment. The NWA and GA will provide 5 and 4 ships, respectively.  

The revised SCE service will make additional eastbound calls at Yantian and Manzanillo. Further have been added, Miami, Manzanillo, Balboa, San Pedro, Busan and Shanghai. The revised SCE port rotation is Shanghai, Shekou, Yantian, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Panama Canal, Manzanillo, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Miami, Manzanillo, Balboa, San Pedro, Busan, Shanghai. 

• The revised SCE service will continue to be complemented by the GA’s other Asia-US East Coast via the Panama Canal services – the NCE (North China Express) and PAX (Pacific Atlantic Express).