Each Group is currently operating two weekly services in the trade. For the period from December 2011 through May 2012, the existing ASAS/NGX Sling 2 service will be merged with the existing ASAX/SEAS Sling 2 service. The current capacity deployed by the carriers in the ASAS/NGX Sling 1 service and ASAX/SEAS Sling 1 service will remain unchanged and independent.
Consequently, the new structure will be as follows:
- ASAS/NGX 1: 11 x 7,100 ' 7,450 TEU vessels
- ASAX/SEAS 1: 11 x 6,500 TEU vessels
- New Joint Service: 11 x 4,200 ' 4,600 TEU vessels
Participating carriers: Hamburg S'd and Maersk Line
Participating carriers: CMA-CGM, CSAV, CSCL
Participating Carriers: CMA-CGM, CSAV, CSCL, Hamburg S'd, and Maersk Line
Schedule: Shanghai ' Ningbo ' Nansha ' Hong Kong ' Chiwan ' Tanjung Pelepas ' Singapore ' Durban ' Rio de Janeiro ' Santos ' Paranagua ' Itajai ' Santos ' Port Elizabeth ' Durban ' Singapore ' Hong Kong ' Shanghai
Starting vessel for this New Joint Service will be MV Cap Jackson ' Shanghai ' December 16th.
The above changes will ensure adequate coverage of- and competitive transit times for the Asia, South Africa and East Coast South America market, both Eastbound and Westbound.