2M Alliance to launch new Ningbo-Long Beach transpacific service next month
Time：2016-11-18
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The new service will commence on December 9, and Maersk will refer to the new service as the TP3, while MSC will dub it the Sequoia service. The TP3/Sequoia will have a rotation of Chiwan, Yantian, Ningbo, Long Beach and returning to Chiwan.
The loop will commence from Chiwan December 9 with the Safmarine Mulanje and will provide 12-day transits from Ningbo to Long Beach, according to an MSC press release.
A spokesperson from Maersk told American Shipper the service will deploy five, 4,500-TEU vessels and will be "purely a 2M product."
"Direct port calls at Chiwan, Yantian and Ningbo provide broad market coverage and allow for extensive transshipment options for Pearl River Delta freight," the Maersk spokesperson said.