Evergreen, China Shipping launch new transpacific service

Evergreen and China Shipping are launching a new transpacific service this week, linking Los Angeles and Oakland with central and northern China, Canada Business News Network reported.

The new service will be called the China/South US West Coast Service 2 (CPS2).

The port rotation is Oakland, Los Angeles, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Oakland. The CPS2 service will initially deploy five 4,000 TEU vessels. Round-trip transit time will be 35 days.

The first vessel will depart from Qingdao on May 29 and is expected to arrive in Oakland on June 13.

Evergreen is already involved in the original CPS service via a slot charter agreement with China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) on its Asia America Central (AAC) service. Ports on the CPS2 service are covered by the AAC/CPS service.

(Source:www.cargonewsasia.com)