Grand Alliance merges two transpacific services

Grand Alliance merges two transpacific services    Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL have agreed to merge two of their transpacific services, the SCX (South China Sea Express) and the JCX (Japan China Express) into a single loop.
   The new service, which will retain the SCX designation, will take effect from May 25, sailing from Thailand.
   Grand Alliance customers will be offered the same port coverage options under the new service. One additional 6,200-TEU vessel will be added on the new SCX service, and Japanese ports previously covered on the JCX will be covered by the upgraded SCX service.
   Kaohsiung will be transferred to the Super Shuttle Express (SSX) service on the transpacific eastbound call, while the westbound call on SCX will remain unchanged.
   Port rotation for the SCX will be Laem Chabang, Singapore, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, Sendai, Los Angeles, Oakland, Tokyo, Nagoya, Kobe, Kaohsiung, Shekou and Laem Chabang.
   The SSX rotation will be Shekou, Yantian, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Long Beach, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Hong Kong and Shekou.