CNC Line continues its expansion on the intra-Asia trade

Cheng Lie Navigation Co., Ltd. (CNC), a specialist of Intra-Asia, the first market in the world for container shipping, announced the reinforcement of its presence on this fast-growing market with the launch of three new services:

The NCX service between North China and Vietnam, starting June 25th:
With this new service, CNC will offer quick transit times for cargo moving between North China and Vietnam as well as full coverage of Pearl River Delta ports via Hong Kong.

Fleet: 3 vessels with a nominal capacity of 1,700 TEU offering over 200 Reefer plugs per week.
Rotation: Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Lianyungang, Hong Kong (HIT & MID), Shekou, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong (HIT & MID), Dalian.

The CHT service linking Korea and China to Thailand, starting June 26th:
This new service will offer fast direct transit times from North China to Thailand and will complement CNC existing CTS service thanks to the addition of new calls at Xiamen, Hong Kong HIT (Southbound) and Bangkok.

Fleet: 3 vessels with a nominal capacity of 1,700 TEU.
Rotation: Incheon, Qingdao, Shanghai, Hong Kong (HIT), Laem Chabang, Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Hong Kong (HIT), Xiamen, Incheon.

The HBS service from North China to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, starting July 3rd:
A new service that will provide CNC customers with a direct connection and competitive transit times from North China to Indonesia and on the way back from Singapore/Port Kelang to North China.

Fleet: 4 vessels with a nominal capacity of 2,700 TEU.
Rotation: Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Shekou, Hong Kong (HIT), Jakarta, Port Kelang, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dalian.

In conjunction with the launch of these new services, CNC is upgrading its China 1 service linking China to South East Asia:

This service will deploy 4 vessels with a nominal capacity of 2,700 TEU replacing the fleet's current 1,700 TEU vessels - with the following rotation: Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Manila (ATI & ICT), Jakarta, Surabaya, Hong Kong (MID & HIT), Qingdao.

The deployment of larger capacity vessels on this line will allow CNC to strengthen its presence on the market between China and South East Asia in response to strong customer demand in addition to benefiting from economies of scale. <Korea Shipping Gazette>