CKYH adjusts transpacific service

CKYH adjusts transpacific service    The CKYH Alliance of COSCO, 'K' Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin has made vessel and rotation changes on a transpacific service linking China to Long Beach and Oakland, according to research by American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data.
   The PSW-1/CALCO-C service will now be operated with six vessels instead of five, albeit with a smaller average size. The ships, all provided by 'K' Line, will have an average vessel size of 5,100 TEUs, compared to 5,591 TEUs previously.
   The service rotation has also been adjusted, with calls added at Shanghai, Tokyo and Nagoya and a call at Kobe dropped. The new rotation is Xiamen, Yantian, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Long Beach, Oakland, Tokyo, Nagoya, Shanghai, Xiamen, Yantian and Hong Kong.