Alphaliner Newsletter no 19 - 2013 full

ALPHALINER Weekly 2013 Issue 19
SERVICE UPDATES
G6 : CEC Service Details
China‐US East Coast (CEC) Service
Vessels Deployed:
11 x 8,000‐8,600 teu
Port Rotaon
Hong Kong, Shekou, Yanan, Sin‐
gapore, (Suez), New York, Savan‐
nah, Charleston, Norfolk, ( Suez),
Jeddah, Singapore, Cai Mep, Hong
Kong
G6 : AZX Service Details
China‐US East Coast (CEC) Service
Vessels Deployed:
10 x 5,000‐7,500 teu
Port Rotaon
Hong Kong, Shekou, Yanan, Sin‐
gapore, (Suez), New York, Savan‐
nah, Charleston, Norfolk, ( Suez),
Jeddah, Singapore, Cai Mep, Hong
Kong
The two new strings will replace
the existing New World Alliance
SZX and Grand Alliance AEX
services, with the addition of
about 3,300 teu as a result of the
vessel upgrades on the CEC service.
The SZX which was operated by
nine US-flagged ships from APL
will be nominally replaced by the
AZX. It will retain five US-flagged
ships from APL which will provide
alternate week sailings on
the US-flag ships that are required
for APL to carry certain
US government and military cargo.
The four other US-flagged ships
on the SZX are APL C-10 class
ships of 4,528 teu which will be
scrapped.
G6 inaugurates new FE-USEC CEC & AZX services
As planned, the G6 carriers (APL, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, MOL, NYK and
OOCL) will launch in mid-May their two new FE-USEC services routed
via the Suez Canal, the CEC and AZX. Zim will also take slots on both
services.
The CEC service will be inaugurated on 17 May with the sailing of the
8,598 teu SEATTLE EXPRESS from Hong Kong. The CEC service will
call at Hong Kong, Shekou, Yantian, Singapore, (Suez), New York,
Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk, (Suez), Jeddah, Singapore, Cai Mep
and Hong Kong, under a slightly revised rotation from the one initially
announced in March with the addition of a Savannah call.
It will deploy 11 ships of between 8,000 and 8,600 teu, with an average
weekly capacity of 8,367 teu:-
► SEATTLE EXPRESS (8,598 teu) - currently idle
► HOUSTON EXPRESS (8,411 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC NWX
► OOCL SOUTHAMPTON (8,063 teu) - shifted from FE-ME MEX
► MOL COSMOS (8,110 teu) - shifted from FE-Eur Loop 1
► SAVANNAH EXPRESS (8,411 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC NWX
► MOL COMMITMENT (8,600 teu) - newbuilding
► APL ZEEBRUGGE (8,540 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC SAX
► APL ANTWERP (8,100 teu) - newbuilding shifted from FE-ME WAX
► APL POLAND (8,540 teu) - shifted from FE-ME WAX
► OOCL SEOUL (8,063 teu) - shifted from FE-EU Loop 5
► VANCOUVER EXPRESS (8,598 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC NWX
The AZX service will be inaugurated on 20 May with the sailing of the
5,888 teu OOCL OAKLAND from Laem Chabang. The service will call
at Laem Chabang, Singapore Colombo, (Suez), Damietta, Cagliari,
Halifax, New York, Savannah, Norfolk, Cagliari, Damietta, (Suez), Jebel
Ali, Singapore, Laem Chabang. It will deploy ten ships of 5,000 to
7,500 teu with a weekly average of 5,987 teu:-
► OOCL OAKLAND (5,888 teu) - shifted from AEX
► APL CYPRINE * (5,016 teu) - shifted from SZX
► OOCL DUBAI (5,888 teu) - shifted from AEX
► APL AGATE * (5,016 teu) - shifted from SZX
► BERLIN EXPRESS (7,506 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC PNX
► APL PEARL * (5,016 teu) - shifted from SZX
► YANTIAN EXPRESS (7,506 teu) - shifted from AEX
► APL BELGIUM * (5,514 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC TP-1
► DALIAN EXPRESS (7,506 teu) - shifted from AEX
► APL CORAL * (5,016 teu) - shifted from SZX
* US-Flag units operated by APL for US government cargo
(APL JAPAN will be removed from U.S.-flag service & replaced with the APL BELGIUM)
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