Yang Ming Marine Offers Korea-Vietnam-Thailand Service
Taiwan-based ocean shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation announcesdthat it will provide Korea-Vietnam/Thailand service (KVX) as of March 7th, 2018. The calling port rotation of KVX service is: IncheonâUlsanâBusanâShekouâHo Chi MinhâLaem ChabangâBangkokâLaem ChabangâHo Chi MinhâIncheon. With the new KVX service and the existing CT2 service, YM will provide customers with more convenient and reliable services between Korea, Vietnam and Thailand. Two months ago, Yang Ming announced a new Asia Subcontinent Express service (Loop Code: AS1), which extends Yang Mingâs coverage of direct service to the trade between North China and Pakistan.
IPA Opens New Container Route
Incheon Port Authority (IPA) announced that a regular container route âThailand-Vietnam Services (TVX)â launched by five shipping companies â Namsung Shipping, Dongjin Shipping, Pan Continental Shipping, Pan Ocean and CK Line â was newly opened. Starship Pegasus (1,800 TEU) provided for the TVX entered the Incheon New Port SNCT early in the morning on August 16 for the first time. Starship Pegasus is one of the three ships operated for the TVX. The three ships (1,800 TEU) will be operated by Namsung Shipping, Dongjin Shipping and Pan Continental Shipping for 9 months. After that, they would be operated by Pan Ocean and CK Line for another 9 months. The TVX route is Incheon-Gwangyang-Busan-Ho Chi Minh-Laem Chabang-Bangkok-Laem Chabang-Ho Chi Minh-Incheon. It will be operated weekly.
Evergreen, Wan Hai Lines Respond to Demand
Evergreen Marine Corp (Taiwan) Ltd and Wan Hai Lines are to cooperate to enhance their already extensive intra-Asia networks with the launch of the Japan-Thailand Express Service (NSE/NS6). The fixed-day weekly service will link key ports in Japan with Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand. Evergreen will commit two ships of approximately 900TEU to the new NSE/NS6 service, while Wan Hai Lines will commit a third vessel of the same size. Sailings will commence late September, when the first departure from Hong Kong will be made by the Evergreen vessel UNI-AMPLE. Hong Kong (HIT) - Tokyo - Yokohama - Osaka - Kaohsiung - Hong Kong - Ho Chi Minh - Laem Chabang - Hong Kong.
