Pacific International Lines (PIL) announced Wednesday the enhancement of its China Transpacific Service (CTP) connecting Long Beach to Australasia ports. The weekly service will deploy nine ships of about 1,500 teu nominal capacity each. US exporters can start loading shipments to Australia/New Zealand from Long Beach as early as 21 June. The enhanced service will turn around in 63 days with port rotations of Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Long Beach, Sydney, Melbourne, Tauranga, Brisbane, Keelung and Qingdao.
“This weekly service will further enhance PIL's network in Australasia, meeting the growing demand for space from Australasia to Asia as well as the Trans Tasman trade lane,” PIL said in a statement.
(Source:http://www.seatrade-asia.com)