The New World Alliance (TNWA) and CMA CGM will launch an all-water service to move cargo from major Chinese export hubs to key US east coast destinations via Panama.
The introduction of the new service, (named ESX by TNWA and SAX by CMA CGM) will enable both parties to offer comprehensive port coverage and competitive transit times from central and south China to Savannah and New York.
From June 4, the ESX/SAX service will deploy eight vessels (one from APL, two from CMA CGM, three from HMM and two from MOL) ranging from 3,500 TEU to 3,800 TEU on a weekly service operating on a 56-day rotation.
The port rotation of the new service is: Ningbo (Mon/Tue), Shanghai (Wednesdays/Thursdays), Chiwan (Fridays/ Saturdays), Hong Kong (Saturdays/Sundays), Manzanillo, Panama (Fridays/Fridays), Savannah (Mondays/ Tuesdays), New York (Wednesday/Fridays), Norfolk (Fridays/ Saturdays) and Ningbo (Mondays/Tuesdays).
TNWA member lines APL, HMM, and MOL, serve more than 40 ports using more than 100 containerships in the major east-west container trades.
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