The CKYH Alliance (Coscon, K-Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping) has announced further rationalisation of its Asia-Europe services during the traditional slack season from early-December 2008 to end-March 2009.
In addition to the CNX service suspension plan already announced last week, the CKYH Alliance will combine the AES and AEN services from end-November by offering a combined China-Europe service - the CNEU.
Furthermore, a number of sailings in both the AES2 and AES3 services will be suspended from mid-December 2008 in order to cope with the slack season.
However the CKYH Alliance will modify the service network of the AES1, AES2 and AES3 services to maintain existing port coverage and service.
CKYH will reduce its existing weekly capacity to North Europe by around 30% (16,000 TEU) during the slack season.
AES: To be replaced by CNEU from end-November
Port rotation: Shanghai > Ningbo > Xiamen > Hong Kong > Nansha > Singapore > Rotterdam > Hamburg > Antwerp > Singapore > Hong Kong > Shanghai
Vessels deployed: eight 8,204 - 9,469 TEU
AEN: To be replaced by CNEU from end-November
Port rotation: Lianyungang > Dalian > Tianjin > Qingdao > Yantian > Hong Kong > Felixstowe > Hamburg > Rotterdam > Nansha > Lianyungang
Vessels deployed: eight 9,469 - 10,000 TEU
CNEU: Starts end-November
Port rotation: Dalian > Xingang > Qingdao > Shanghai > Ningbo > Hong Kong > Yantian > Nansha > Singapore > Rotterdam > Felixstowe > Hamburg > Antwerp > Singapore > Hong Kong > Shanghai > Dalian
Vessels deployed: ten 9,469 - 10,000 TEU
AES2: To harmonise with AES1 and AES3 from mid-December
Port rotation: Kobe > Tokyo > Nagoya > Hong Kong > Singapore > Port Said >Rotterdam > Felixstowe > Le Havre > Port Said > Singapore > Hong Kong > Yantian > Xiamen > Shanghai > Nagoya > Tokyo
Vessels deployed: thirteen 5,500 TEU
AES3: To harmonise with AES1 and AES2 from mid-December
Port rotation: Xingang - Qingdao - Shanghai - Ningbo - Yantian - Singapore - Jeddah - Port Said - Hamburg - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Jeddah - Singapore - Yantian - Xingang
Vessels deployed: nine 4,250 - 8,500 TEU
In addition to the CNX service suspension plan already announced last week, the CKYH Alliance will combine the AES and AEN services from end-November by offering a combined China-Europe service - the CNEU.
Furthermore, a number of sailings in both the AES2 and AES3 services will be suspended from mid-December 2008 in order to cope with the slack season.
However the CKYH Alliance will modify the service network of the AES1, AES2 and AES3 services to maintain existing port coverage and service.
CKYH will reduce its existing weekly capacity to North Europe by around 30% (16,000 TEU) during the slack season.
AES: To be replaced by CNEU from end-November
Port rotation: Shanghai > Ningbo > Xiamen > Hong Kong > Nansha > Singapore > Rotterdam > Hamburg > Antwerp > Singapore > Hong Kong > Shanghai
Vessels deployed: eight 8,204 - 9,469 TEU
AEN: To be replaced by CNEU from end-November
Port rotation: Lianyungang > Dalian > Tianjin > Qingdao > Yantian > Hong Kong > Felixstowe > Hamburg > Rotterdam > Nansha > Lianyungang
Vessels deployed: eight 9,469 - 10,000 TEU
CNEU: Starts end-November
Port rotation: Dalian > Xingang > Qingdao > Shanghai > Ningbo > Hong Kong > Yantian > Nansha > Singapore > Rotterdam > Felixstowe > Hamburg > Antwerp > Singapore > Hong Kong > Shanghai > Dalian
Vessels deployed: ten 9,469 - 10,000 TEU
AES2: To harmonise with AES1 and AES3 from mid-December
Port rotation: Kobe > Tokyo > Nagoya > Hong Kong > Singapore > Port Said >Rotterdam > Felixstowe > Le Havre > Port Said > Singapore > Hong Kong > Yantian > Xiamen > Shanghai > Nagoya > Tokyo
Vessels deployed: thirteen 5,500 TEU
AES3: To harmonise with AES1 and AES2 from mid-December
Port rotation: Xingang - Qingdao - Shanghai - Ningbo - Yantian - Singapore - Jeddah - Port Said - Hamburg - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Jeddah - Singapore - Yantian - Xingang
Vessels deployed: nine 4,250 - 8,500 TEU