China Shipping, Norasia suspend Asia/Med service

China Shipping, Norasia suspend Asia/Med service    China Shipping Container Lines and Norasia have suspended their joint Asia/Mediterranean “AMX” container service until further notice.
   A spokesman for Norasia said his company has temporarily suspended the AMX service “due to operational issues,” but did not elaborate.
   The Asia/Mediterranean trade is believed to be expanding, although carriers continue to face an escalation in the cost of chartering containerships and a scarcity in available vessels.