Peter T. Leach | Mar 30, 2011 9:22AM EDT
Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming are adding a new joint weekly service to their networks between Asia and the Pacific Northwest, starting April 22.
Hanjin and Yang Ming, partners in the CKYH Alliance together with Cosco and “K” Line, will deploy five ships with capacities of 4,300 20-foot equivalent units of containers. Yang Ming will provide four ships and Hanjin one.
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Hanjin said Wednesday the expansion of its service in the trade lane will contribute to stronger presence in the region and enhance its service network.
The port rotation of the new service will be Hong Kong, Yantian, Kaohsiung, Tacoma, Vancouver, Busan and back to Hong Kong.
-- Contact Peter T. Leach at pleach@joc.com.

