The AUS (Asia-United States) and service of CES (China-Europe Shuttle) will become the new pendulum service UAE (US West Coast - Asia - Europe) and the existing CPS (China - South US West Coast).
The effective termination voyage for the existing services, new schedules and routing guide are as follows:
- Effective vessel/ voyage of UAE
UAE/SINE/0001-026, ETA Los Angeles: 12/15, 2008 - Effective vessel/ voyage of CPS
CPS/UNIS/0315-093, ETA Pusan: 12/26, 2008
The UAE service will employ 10 S-series and 3 E-series ships. The new CPS service will utilize two E-series and three UX-series vessels.
Rotation will be as follows:
- Westbound
Los Angeles - Oakland - Taipei - Kaohsiung - Hong Kong - Yantian ' Tanjung Pelepas - Colombo - Suez Canal - Rotterdam - Hamburg - Thamesport ' Zeebrugge - Eastbound
Rotterdam - Hamburg - Thamesport -Zeebrugge - Taranto - Port Said ' Colombo - Tanjung Pelepas - Yantian - Hong Kong - Kaohsiung - Los Angeles ' Oakland