CKYH Alliance restructures AWE Service
The CKYH Alliance (COSCON, ‘K’ Line, Yang Ming, Hanjin Shipping) will upgrade its AWE-1 (Hanjin loop), AWE-4 (‘K’ Line loop) and AWE-5 (CKYH joint loop) services by revising its routes starting in May 2007.
The revision will provide regionally differentiated services.
CKYH will operate a total of three South / Central / North Express services by deploying ten 4,000 TEU Panamax ships from ‘K’ Line and fourteen 4,000 TEU ships from Hanjin.
New AWE South Loop: Chiwan > Yantian > Hong Kong > New York > Norfolk > Savannah > Chiwan
New AWE Central Loop: Xiamen > Hong Kong > Yantian > Ningbo > Shanghai >Busan > Savannah > Norfolk > Charleston > Xiamen
New AWE North Loop: Qingdao > Ningbo > Shanghai > Busan > New York > Wilmington > Savannah > Busan > Qingdao
The two remaining AWE loops are:
AWE2 Loop: Qingdao > Shanghai > Yantian > Hong Kong > Charleston > New York > Boston > Qingdao
AWE3 Loop: Hong Kong > Yantian > Kaohsiung > Busan > Savannah > Wilmington > New York > Kaohsiung > Hong Kong
Through this restructuring, CKYH Alliance will be able to provide customers with direct calls to Xiamen and express service linking South / North China to the US East Coast.
Hong Kong-New York transit time will be 22 days, and Shanghai-New York will be 23 days.
The revision will provide regionally differentiated services.
CKYH will operate a total of three South / Central / North Express services by deploying ten 4,000 TEU Panamax ships from ‘K’ Line and fourteen 4,000 TEU ships from Hanjin.
New AWE South Loop: Chiwan > Yantian > Hong Kong > New York > Norfolk > Savannah > Chiwan
New AWE Central Loop: Xiamen > Hong Kong > Yantian > Ningbo > Shanghai >Busan > Savannah > Norfolk > Charleston > Xiamen
New AWE North Loop: Qingdao > Ningbo > Shanghai > Busan > New York > Wilmington > Savannah > Busan > Qingdao
The two remaining AWE loops are:
AWE2 Loop: Qingdao > Shanghai > Yantian > Hong Kong > Charleston > New York > Boston > Qingdao
AWE3 Loop: Hong Kong > Yantian > Kaohsiung > Busan > Savannah > Wilmington > New York > Kaohsiung > Hong Kong
Through this restructuring, CKYH Alliance will be able to provide customers with direct calls to Xiamen and express service linking South / North China to the US East Coast.
Hong Kong-New York transit time will be 22 days, and Shanghai-New York will be 23 days.
