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The Alliance, a strategic shipping partnership group consisting of four companies, including Korea’s HMM, Japan’s Ocean Network Express (ONE), Taiwan’s Yang Ming Shipping, and Germany’s Hapaakreut, announced that it will reorganize the Asia-North America West Coast route from October 8. A total of two services, including PN3 and PN2, will be reorganized. PN3 service will be suspended for the time being from October 8th. It is a route that goes around Hong Kong-Yantian-Shanghai-Busan-Vancouver-Tacoma-Busan-Kaohsiung. Instead, the PN2 service will be reorganized from October 12 by adding new ports of call such as Busan, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong, and Shanghai (Yangsan). The newly refined PN2 rotation is Singapore-Laem Chabang-Cai Mep-Haiphong-Yantian-Shanghai-Busan-Vancouver-Tacoma-Tokyo-Kobe-Kaohsiung-Hong Kong-Singapore. An official from The Alliance said, “Considering the current shipping market situation, we plan to temporarily suspend PN3 and strengthen PN2 until further notice.”
EXCERPT FROM KSG News, Mr.Choi reporter