WAN HAI LINES, COSCON and “K”LINE to jointly operate a Transpacific service from South PRC to the U. S. Pacific South West
WAN HAI LINES LTD. (WHL) has just concluded an agreement with COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd. (COSCON) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (“K”LINE) to jointly operate a Transpacific service from South PRC to the U. S. Pacific South West, named SEA service. At the same time, WAN HAI LINES LTD. will also be cooperating with “K”LINE and Pacific International Lines (PIL) to jointly operate a Transpacific service from Central PRC to U.S. Pacific South West, named CALCO-D service, the company said in its press release.
The SEA service is expected to commence on May 10TH with six 9,000 to 10,000Teu ships, one by WHL and three by COSCON and two by “K”LINE. The rotation of SEA service is Hong Kong – Yantian – Long Beach – Yantian – Hong Kong.
The CALCO-D service is also expected to commence on May 10TH with six 5,500 to 6,000Teu ships, two by WHL and two by “K”LINE, one by PIL and one shared vessel. The rotation of CALCO-D service is Qingdao – Shanghai – Xiamen – Long Beach – Qingdao.
Together with above new joint service, WAN HAI LINES LTD. will enter into a space swap arrangement with “K”LINE on CALCO-B (CCB) service and COSCO Container Lines on CEN service, hence providing customers with additional service coverage. The port rotation of CCB is Shanghai – Ningbo – Long Beach – Oakland – Tokyo – Yokohama – Nagoya – Shanghai and the port rotation of CEN is Xinggang – Qingdao – Shanghai – Prince Rupert – Long Beach – Oakland – Xinggang.