Taiwan's Evergreen Line is changing port rotations in Asia of two more transpacific services to achieve faster transit times between key export ports.
The rotation changes will be made later this month to its Asia/US East Coast (AUE) and China/US West Coast (CPS) services. The notice comes after Evergreen said it was switching the order of Asian ports on its Asia/Panama (FPS) service.
On the AUE, the port order in Asia will change to Taipei, Hong Kong, Yantian and Kaohsiung, from Yantian, Hong Kong and Kaohsiung. The move shortens transit time from Yantian to the first US East Coast call in Savannah by two days. Transit time from Hong Kong and Kaohsiung to Savannah is unchanged. The service also now starts from the new container terminal in Taipei.
The new rotation, as of April 24, will be:
Taipei – Hong Kong – Yantian – Kaohsiung – Savannah – New York – Baltimore – Savannah – Taipei.
The weekly service uses seven 4,211 TEU vessels and one 5,000TEU vessel.
Meanwhile, the CPS service, which links northern Chinese ports to Los Angeles and Oakland, will see transit time between Shanghai and Los Angeles decreased from 15 days to twelve by moving a stop in Qingdao before the call in Shanghai.
Transit time from Ningbo to Los Angeles is now elevem days instead of 13, while transit time from Qingdao to Los Angeles will increase from twelve to 14 days.
The new rotation will be as follows:
Xingang – Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Los Angeles – Oakland – Xingang. The CPS service uses two 7,500TEU vessels and three 6,300TEU ships.
Tracey Jia
