United Arab Shipping Company is introducing two new feeder services to expand its coverage of Asia, the company said in its press release.
The dedicated and direct services will run weekly, covering Japan, Central and South China, Thailand, and Vietnam effective end of November 2013. These new services will provide UASC customers with expanded coverage as well as competitive transit times.
UASC will continue to operate one vessel on IAC1 and will swap space with CSCL on IAC2 & IAC3.
IAC1 is a joint operation between China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and UASC, with a combined weekly capacity of 2,100 TEUs. The service will commence in Shanghai on November 25 with the following port rotation:
Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh, Nansha, Hong Kong, Shanghai.
IAC2 is operated by OOCL, where UASC will have a slot exchange with CSCL. The service will commence in Osaka on November 26 with the following port rotation:
Osaka, Kobe, Tokyo, Yokohama, Hong Kong, Laem Chabang, Shekou, Hong Kong, Xiamen, Osaka.
IAC3 is operated by CSCL, where UASC will have a slot exchange. The service will commence in Tokyo on November 29 with the following port rotation:
Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Ningbo, Shanghai.
With the above developments, UASC will provide a more comprehensive coverage of Asia.
Ningbo and Ho Chi Minh added to Intra Asia coverage.
Direct coverage from Japan to Central and South China and Thailand.
Very competitive transit times from South China to Thailand and from Thailand to Japan.