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UASC adds Far East-Northern Red Sea direct link through slot exchange with Evergreen
THE United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has arranged to take slots from Evergreen on the Far East-Red (FRS) service that Evergreen operates jointly with COSCO, under a slot exchange arrangement through which Evergreen will take slots on the ARC2/REX 3 jointly operated by UASC, CSCL and CMA CGM.
The slots on the FRS allow UASC to add direct Far East-Northern Red Sea connections, complementing the Far East-Southern Red Sea connections that UASC offers with the ARC 2. The carrier currently serves the Northern Red Sea ports of Sokhna and Aqaba through slots on the Intra Red Sea service offered by Egypt-based International Associated Cargo Carriers (IACC), according to Alphaliner.
The FRS, which turns in eight weeks with eight ships of 5,500 - 8,500 TEU deployed by Evergreen and COSCO, serves Shanghai, Ningbo, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Shekou, Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, Aden, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Jeddah, Singapore, Yantian and Shanghai.
The first UASC sailing left Shanghai on 26 July on the 7,024 TEU Ever Steady.
The ARC 2 service calls at Xiamen, Yantian, Shekou, Port Kelang, Djibouti, Jeddah, Port Sudan, Djibouti, Port Kelang and Xiamen.
The slots on the FRS allow UASC to add direct Far East-Northern Red Sea connections, complementing the Far East-Southern Red Sea connections that UASC offers with the ARC 2. The carrier currently serves the Northern Red Sea ports of Sokhna and Aqaba through slots on the Intra Red Sea service offered by Egypt-based International Associated Cargo Carriers (IACC), according to Alphaliner.
The FRS, which turns in eight weeks with eight ships of 5,500 - 8,500 TEU deployed by Evergreen and COSCO, serves Shanghai, Ningbo, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Kaohsiung, Shekou, Tanjung Pelepas, Singapore, Aden, Jeddah, Sokhna, Aqaba, Jeddah, Singapore, Yantian and Shanghai.
The first UASC sailing left Shanghai on 26 July on the 7,024 TEU Ever Steady.
The ARC 2 service calls at Xiamen, Yantian, Shekou, Port Kelang, Djibouti, Jeddah, Port Sudan, Djibouti, Port Kelang and Xiamen.
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