New Far East-US east coast loop to come from Ocean 3 via Panama
CMA CGM together with Ocean Three shipping alliance partners China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) plan to commence a new Far East-US east coast service via the Panama Canal deploying nine 4,000- to 5,000-TEU ships, with each O3 carrier providing three vessels.
The new service will be branded the AE3 by CSCL, and it will turn in nine weeks. The first sailing is expected to depart from Ningbo on May 16.
Alphaliner said the port rotation is understood to be: Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, New York, Norfolk, Savannah, Miami, Ningbo, but the final rotation is yet to be confirmed.