CHINA Shipping Line has launched China-Thailand-Japan CTJ1 service from Shenzhen's Shekou Container Terminals (SCT).

The CTJ1 southbound loop calls at SCT every Sunday on the following port rotation: Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Busan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Shekou and Leam Chabang, a statement from the terminal operator said.

The CTJ1 northbound loop calls at SCT every Thursday on a port rotation of Leam Chabang, Guangzhou-Nansha, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Shekou, Xiamen, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya and Busan.

The first vessel to be deployed on the new service was the Najade, which departed from Shenzhen's Shekou Container Terminals (SCT) on April 2.