UASC, Hapag, HMM, CSCL to start SE Asia-Australia service

UASC, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine and CSCL plan to commence a new joint South East Asia-Australia service called the Asia Australia Container Service 1 (AAC1), starting from the first half of September.

The service will link Port Kelang and Singapore to Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, and return via Jakarta. It will deploy four 2,200- to 2,300-TEU ships, with each carrier providing one ship, reports Alphaliner.

It said the AAC1 will act as a relay service, allowing each carrier to connect its respective trade areas to Australia.

In the meanwhile, Haiphong-based Asian Express Line Vietnam (AEL Vietnam), a new company established last year by Vietnam's SME Holdings, has started a liner shipping service that connects China, Thailand and Vietnam through slots on the Grand China-Mainland Navigation TVH service.

The TVH calls at Hong Kong, Shenzhen Shekou, Laem Chabang, Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong and deploys three 700- to 1,200-TEU ships.
(Source:www.schednet.com)