The CKYH Alliancey, comprised of Coscon, K Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping, has announced that they are adopting a seasonal adjustment program in the Asia – North America trade at the end of November.

With the traditional slack season coming up, the Alliancey partners have decided to carry out this program in order to cope with the decreasing demand as well as the rising fuel costs. Specifically, they will be reducing capacity in the trade by 10 percent in the US West Coast and by 20 percent in the East Coast services.

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• Slack season starts in line for

     Capacity is being cut drastically on the Asia-Europe routes as the slack season starts. Several strings or loops on the Asia-Europe and Asia-Mediterranean routes have been discontinued while big shipping groups such as CKYH and the Grand Alliancey are pulling out individual services to suit market demand. Capacity levels on the

• Alliance partners on transpacific

     ?? Grand Alliancey carriers will in early December begin supplying vessels on a New World Alliance’s Asia/U.S. East Coast all-water service through the Panama Canal. ? ?? It’s the second winter running the two alliances have collaborated on after partnering consistently in recent years on the Asia/Europe lane. ? ?? Grand Alliancey members Hapag-Lloyd,

• K Line Asia-North America route changes

     K Line, a member of CKYH Alliancey will make modifications to its Japan/Asia – North America West Coast services in April 2010. In this modification, two service loops will become joint operation with MOL a member of The New World Alliance at more stable and reliable service. Cargonews Asia

• New / revised Seafreight

     The Grand Alliancey will launch a new Asia-Europe loop on March 22nd; MOL will revise coverage on its Asia East Coast – South America service on March 25th; and CCNI, Hanjin Shipping, Hapag-Lloyd, Wanhai and Zim will cooperate on an Asia – South America East Coast service from April. ?

• The Grand alliances vessel at Tan Cang-Cai Mep deep-water terminal (TCCT)

     On January 9th 2010, the celebration of welcoming the maiden voyage of the Grand Alliancey’s vessel was organized solemnly at Tan Cang -Cai Mep-the M.V OOCL America of OOCL (Hong Kong). This is the first vessel of the direct service between southern Vietnam and the East Coast of the United

• Grand Alliance Adds Direct Call Vietnam

     Grand Alliancey member carriers Hapag-Lloyd, NYK, and OOCL plan to add a direct call at Vietnam’s Cai Mep deepwater port to their South China Sea Japan Express starting in May. The alliance partners will deploy eight vessels with capacities of 6,000 20-foot-equivalnet units on the SCX service, compared to the seven

• MISC Quits Grand Alliance

     The Grand Alliancey is losing one of its four carrier members, MISC Berhad (Malaysia), which said it is withdrawing from the group as of Jan.

• Evergreen focuses its trips to the West Coast of the United States, Asia and the Mediterranean trades

    Evergreen Line will enhance coverage of the U.S. West Coast-Asia-Mediterranean trade routes by reintroducing a 20-port pendulum service for the region that will range from Tacoma to Valencia, Spain, via the Far East, Middle East and Suez Canal. Read at Evergreen realigns its sailings in the U.S

• Japan Big Three left for South America Service

    NYK has announced a new consortium with Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) in the container trade linking Asia with Hawaii, Mexico, and the west coast of South America. The new service will replace NYK’s current ALEX-Neo service with two strings, ALEX-1, which will link Asia

• Grand Alliance starts the 4th Asia-Europe loop

     Grand Alliancey carriers will reactivate the fourth loop in their Asia/northern Europe network, according to research from ComPair Data. The service, which until December was known as EU4, is now Loop D after Grand Alliance carriers Hapag-Lloyd, NYK Line and OOCL rebranded their services in the winter.