Maersk Line plans to add a direct, all water call from South Vietnam to the U.S. West Coast to its Trans-Pacific 6 service. By starting its first direct service from Vietnam to the U.S. West Coast, the Danish carrier joins what looks like a gold rush of carriers that have been setting up direct services to the United States since last May when the harbor on the Cai Mep River was dredged deep enough to handle deep-sea vessels. With its new direct TP6 call, Maersk Line becomes the first carrier to introduce service on post-Panamax-sized ships to Vietnam. The vessels can carry up to 9,000 20-foot equivalent units.
