The Containership Co. next month will expand its Great Dragon service from China to Los Angeles by adding a call at the Port of Qingdao in northern China.
The service will now call in Qingdao, Ningbo and Taicang in China and at the TraPac terminal in Los Angeles.
Cargo interests that support TCC's no-frills, port-to-port service have asked the carrier to expand the Great Dragon service to Qindao, said Franck Kayser, chief operating officer.
"With a fast 14-day transit time, combined with a schedule reliability of 96 percent, we are now able to provide such a service," he said.
The first sailing from Qingdao is scheduled for Nov. 15 with the 2,900-TEU Shenzhen Dragon.
TCC launched the trans-Pacific service on April 17 with the business plan being to appeal to shippers that want a reliable, port-to-port service.
"Our customers simply want equipment to be available, and then have it moved reliably from A to B. This is exactly what we are providing them from Taicang, Ningbo, Qingdao and Los Angeles," Kayser said.
The service will now call in Qingdao, Ningbo and Taicang in China and at the TraPac terminal in Los Angeles.
Cargo interests that support TCC's no-frills, port-to-port service have asked the carrier to expand the Great Dragon service to Qindao, said Franck Kayser, chief operating officer.
"With a fast 14-day transit time, combined with a schedule reliability of 96 percent, we are now able to provide such a service," he said.
The first sailing from Qingdao is scheduled for Nov. 15 with the 2,900-TEU Shenzhen Dragon.
TCC launched the trans-Pacific service on April 17 with the business plan being to appeal to shippers that want a reliable, port-to-port service.
"Our customers simply want equipment to be available, and then have it moved reliably from A to B. This is exactly what we are providing them from Taicang, Ningbo, Qingdao and Los Angeles," Kayser said.