China Shipping Container Line (CSCL), Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and ANL Singapore Pte Ltd (ANL) have announced that they will upgrade their ANL/ ACE North Asia (AANA) service on the Japan, Korea, China (including Taiwan) route to Australia.
The upgraded AANA service will operate from May with five 4,250-TEU vessels on a 35-day round-trip voyage. Previously, the service operated with six 2,500-TEU vessels.
This will significantly reduce the transit times from major Asian markets to the East Coast of Australia by an average of four days, according to a CSCL statement. "The upgrade further highlights the commitment of the operators to provide the best service levels to their customers," it said.
Port rotation will be northbound, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Yokohama, Osaka, Busan, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, and then southbound to Yokohama, Osaka, Busan, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane.
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