China Shipping started its AMXI Asia-Mediterranean service earlier this month, deploying seven 4,000-TEU ships on the service which calls at Damman, Valencia, Barcelona, Genoa and returns to Guangzhou's Nansha Port on Sundays.

This comes after the inauguration of and earlier July 11 service from China Shipping service from Nansha when the company's started its Vietnam route, the CVH2, which provides service to Haiphong and calls at Nansha every Wednesday.