Hanjin, Cosco put bigger ships on USEC loop

Taiwan's Hanjin Shipping has announced that it is upgrading its Far East to US East Coast (USEC) loop via Suez from April 24 by increasing ship sizes from 4,300-TEU to 5,500-TEU. Its AWE-5 (All Waters East Coast-5) service, which covers the Far East and USEC is currently operated by Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming Line with nine 4,250-4,300-TEU class ships.From the end of April, Cosco will join as a new partner and the vessels will be replaced with nine 5,500-TEU ships, three of which will be deployed by Hanjin.The AWE-5 rotation will be Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Yantian, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore (Suez Canal) New York, Norfolk, Boston, (Suez Canal), Singapore and back to Kaohsiung, according to Exim News Service.
(Source:http://www.transportweekly.com)