Grand Alliance and ZIM services merge into SCE combo loop

In consideration of the forecast imbalance in the market in the winter, the Grand Alliance (GA) and ZIM agreed to merge their South China East Coast Express (SCE) and South China East Coast Express 2 (SCE 2) services into a single SCE combo loop for the Trans-Pacific East Coast trade, OOCL press release said.

The services details:
• SCE
The last sailing will be the America Express (ACX 008E) with ETD from
Kaohsiung - October 5
Shekou - October 7
Hong Kong - October 8

• SCE 2
The last sailing will be the Hyundai Supreme (HHS 20E) with ETD from
Pusan - October 1
Shanghai - October 3
Xiamen - October 5
Shekou - October 6
Hong Kong - October 7
Yantian - October 8

• SCE combo loop
The first sailing will be the ZIM Shanghai (ZNG 039E) with ETD from Pusan on October 8 and has the following port rotation:

Pusan – Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Shekou – Yantian – Hong Kong – Manzanillo (Panama) – Kingston – New York – Norfolk – Charleston – Savannah – Kingston – Manzanillo (Panama) – Pusan