Cosco, Evergreen to divide Asia-Africa-ECSA service

STARTING in May, Cosco Container Lines and Evergreen will split their jointly operated service linking Asia with South Africa and the South American East Coast into two separate loops: the FAX and the ESA.
ESA will operate with 10 ships, four from Cosco and 10 from Evergreen - averaging 3,500 TEU in size, with ports of call to include Hong Kong, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen-Yantian, Singapore, Buenos Aires, Santos, and Montevideo, American Shipper reported.
The FAX service meanwhile will consist of an eight-vessel fleet, with an average capacity of 2,700 to 3,400 TEU per ship. Vessels assigned to FAX will make their stops in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen-Yantian, Ningbo, Kaohsiung, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Cape Town and Durban.