China Shipping starts transpacific loop

China Shipping starts transpacific loop China Shipping Container Lines has started a weekly transpacific loop and merged it with an existing string to create a “butterfly” operation using nine ships of about 5,700 TEUs.
   The new loop, AAS2, has been combined with the AAC, on which Zim takes slots, to create a rotation of Shanghai, Ningbo, Busan, Long Beach, Oakland, Hong Kong, Yantian, Busan, Los Angeles and back to Shanghai.
   Details of the AAS2/AAC service are now available from ComPair Data, American Shipper’s affiliated database for global liner services, at www.compairdata.com.