HANJIN, RCL, EVERGREEN EXTEND SOUTHEAST ASIA/AUSTRALIA LINKS

   Hanjin Shipping, Regional Container Lines, Evergreen and its new
subsidiary Lloyd Triestino are extending their two joint weekly
Asia/Australia services to cover additional ports.
   In early July, a fifth ship will be added to their "AFS" service,
previously the "ASP" service. The former Southeast Asia link will be
extended to include North Asian ports. It will start from Tokyo instead of
Singapore and will make additional calls at Osaka, Busan, Hong Kong and
Kaohsiung.
   The rotation of the AFS weekly service will be Tokyo, Osaka, Busan, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Tokyo.
   The four-ship "AUS" joint loop is also being revised to add an extra
port call at Sydney, in addition to Brisbane, Melbourne and Singapore.