4 New Asia Services Begin in Q2

Cargo owners will soon find four new direct services connecting Charleston to ports in China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Two of the services will leverage economies-of-scale using Very Large ContainerShips via the Suez Canal. Two other services will focus on faster transit times via Panama Canal. Services beginning Q2 2013 include:

• PEX-3: CMA CGM. Asia service via Panama Canal. First
call in Charleston was April 26. Serving Busan, Chiwan,
Hong Kong, Shanghai, Ningbo & Manzinillo. 11 Vessels
averaging 5,100TEU.

• CEC: G6 Carriers (APL, MOL, HMM, OOCL, NYK and
Hapag Lloyd + Zim). Asia service via Suez Canal. Serving
Hong Kong, Shekou, Yantian, Cai Mep, Singapore,
and Jeddah. 10 VLCS averaging 8,300TEU. June start.

• TP7: Maersk. Asia service via Suez Canal using post-
Panamax ships. Serving Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian,
Hong Kong, Tanjung Pelepas, Tangier, Jeddah, and Kaohsiung.

• AWE-7: CKYH Carriers (Cosco, K-Line, Yangming, Hanjin). Asia service via Panama Canal. Serving Xiamen, Hong Kong, Yantian, Pusan, and Kaohsiung. Set for inaugural call to Charleston mid-late May.

SCPA Cargo Sales: Art Pruett APruett@scspa.com 

SCPA Carrier Sales: John Wheeler JWheeler@scspa.com

SCPA Cargo Sales (Chicago): Bob Reinecke BReinecke@scspa.com 

SCPA Carrier Sales (New York): Victor DiPaolo VDipaolo@scspa.com