Swire Shipping restructures North Asia service
The North Asia service will commence calling Japanese ports prior to South Korea (Busan) effective from MV Shansi v1504n/v1508s, Swire Shipping said in its press release.
Other ports prior to Japan and after South Korea will remain unchanged and once the change has been implemented, regular voyage frequency and port coverage will resume. Vessels will now sail directly from Shanghai to Yokohama, followed by Osaka and then to Busan. Noting that Yokohama is currently being called on every second voyage.
By placing the key strategic hub port of Busan as last port in Asia, it will improve transit times by up to six days for cargo heading towards the south.
As part of the integration of this change it will be necessary to omit Osaka with MV Shantung v1503n/v1507s due to shortened spacing created through these changes. One additional additional New Zealand port (Marsden Point) will also being added on every second voyage.