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2M Alliance to launch new Ningbo-Long Beach transpacific service next month
THE 2M Alliance of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) - is to launch a new transpacific service next month from Ningbo to Long Beach.
The new service will commence on December 9, and Maersk will refer to the new service as the TP3, while MSC will dub it the Sequoia service. The TP3/Sequoia will have a rotation of Chiwan, Yantian, Ningbo, Long Beach and returning to Chiwan.
The loop will commence from Chiwan December 9 with the Safmarine Mulanje and will provide 12-day transits from Ningbo to Long Beach, according to an MSC press release.
A spokesperson from Maersk told American Shipper the service will deploy five, 4,500-TEU vessels and will be "purely a 2M product."
"Direct port calls at Chiwan, Yantian and Ningbo provide broad market coverage and allow for extensive transshipment options for Pearl River Delta freight," the Maersk spokesperson said.
The new service will commence on December 9, and Maersk will refer to the new service as the TP3, while MSC will dub it the Sequoia service. The TP3/Sequoia will have a rotation of Chiwan, Yantian, Ningbo, Long Beach and returning to Chiwan.
The loop will commence from Chiwan December 9 with the Safmarine Mulanje and will provide 12-day transits from Ningbo to Long Beach, according to an MSC press release.
A spokesperson from Maersk told American Shipper the service will deploy five, 4,500-TEU vessels and will be "purely a 2M product."
"Direct port calls at Chiwan, Yantian and Ningbo provide broad market coverage and allow for extensive transshipment options for Pearl River Delta freight," the Maersk spokesperson said.
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