Hanjin Shipping offers two new services between Japan and Thailand

SOUTH KOREA's Hanjin Shipping is commencing two new services from Japan to Thailand, starting mid-December.

Named the Japan-Thailand Express (JTE), this new service is jointly operated with APL on weekly basis and the partner carriers are deploying three 1,700-TEU vessels on the service, a Hanjin statement said.

The port rotation for the JTE is: Osaka, Kobe, Hibiki, Hakata, Kaohsiung, Chiwan, Laem Chabang, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, returning to Osaka. The service is due to arrive in Osaka on December 23.

In addition, the shipping line is also participating in the existing Japan-Thailand-Vietnam (JTV) service through a slot exchange. The JTV is operated by APL with three 2,500-TEU ships.

The port rotation for the JTV service is: Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe, Chiwan, Hong Kong, Laem Chabang, Saigon, Kaohsiung, Tokyo. Hanjin Shipping will start its slot exchange arrangement on the sailing that is expected to arrive in Tokyo on December 23.

The ocean liner expects the introduction of these services will enhance its network and boost its market presence in the intra-Asia market where demand continues to grow along with the economic development.