The AWG service will call at XICT on Tuesdays and follows a port rotation of Xiamen, Hong Kong, Yantian, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Savannah, Norfolk and Charleston. This new direct call service reduces the transit time from Xiamen to Savannah by two days to 28 days, said a XICT statement, adding that the westbound run from US East Coast to Xiamen takes 24 days.

Said XICT general manager Raymond Chan: "We are pleased to be the first port of call of CKYH Alliance's new eastbound service. The new service will cope with the growing trade between southeast China and the US. With our recent expansion in cargo handling capacity, we are strengthening Xiamen Port to become the preferred transshipment hub in the region."