Evergreen, CSCL, ZIM to launch weekly Asia-Europe string late April

TAIWAN`s Evergreen Line, China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and Israel`s Zim have announced a weekly Asia-Europe service starting in late April.

Called the CES2 by Evergreen and AEX2 by CSCL and Zim, the service will be operated with nine vessels with capacity in the 8,000-8,500 TEU range.


The ZIM Antwerp will start the 63-day voyage from Qingdao on April 24, calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Shenzhen-Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Klang, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Tanjung Pelepas and back to Qingdao.


"The new service will add the ports of Xiamen in south China and Antwerp to enhance space availability for shippers using Asia-Europe services. The shippers will have a more complete Asia-Europe container transport network," said a joint statement from the carriers.