Grand Alliance TP loop adds Qingdao

   The Grand Alliance carriers Hapag-Lloyd, NYK Line, and OOCL have added a vessel to their CCX transpacific service as well as a new call at Qingdao, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data.
   The service, operated with NYK vessels, will have a revised rotation of Qingdao-Ningbo-Shanghai-Busan-Los Angeles- Oakland-Busan-Qingdao. The alliance will now deploy six ships instead of five, with an average capacity of 6,258 TEUs.