[EN-SEA] "Maruba-CLAN SA" New Service, Newcomer "YSC Line" Expands

"MARUBA" and its Uruguayan affiliate "CLAN" have commenced a new Atlanta service linking East Asia to the east coast of South America and west coast of South America.

The new service is believed to be comprised of two alternating strings, each with a fortnightly frequency. The first heads westbound around the Cape of Good Hope and sails through the Magellan Strait, while the other is a shuttle service that calls at ports in the Far East, Central America and on the west coast of South America, sailing via the Panama Canal, reports Paris-based AXS Alphaliner.

It said the Atlantic westbound string calls at the ports of: Busan, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Shenzhen/Dachan Bay, Port Kelang, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Paranagua, Itajai, Rio Grande, Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, San Antonio, Callao, Hong Kong, returning to Busan.

The Atlantic eastbound shuttle string calls at the ports of: Hong Kong, Shenzhen/Dachan Bay, Xiamen, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Manzanillo (Mexico), Puerto Quetzal, Acajutla, Corinto, Buenaventura, Callao, San Antonio, Callao, Buenaventura, Puerto Quetzal, Manzanillo (Mexico) and back to Hong Kong.

The service is expected to deploy ships ranging from 1,700-2,700 TEU that Maruba already has on charter.

In other news, new South Korean operator Yanghai Shipping Co (YSC Line) plans to extend the coverage of its Korea-Japan-Hong Kong (KJH) service to Thailand by adding port of calls in Bangkok and Laem Chabang, one month after launching operations. The service deploys four x 700-TEU container ships.

"The Busan-Osaka-Kobe leg of the KJH has, however, been removed and is now served through a separate loop (dubbed KJEH), ensured with the recently chartered 516-TEU Hafentor," the newsletter said.

It added that the carrier has also started offering an additional South Korea-Japan (KJEK) service that calls at the ports of: Incheon, Busan, Mokpo, Tokyo, Yokohama, Toyohashi, Nagoya, Moji, Incheon.

Source : HKSG, 11.02.10.