Maersk Line and MSC, who make up the 2M network, have moved to snaffle up business that was previously controlled by defunct Hanjin Shipping.
Maersk Line is introducing a new service between Asia and the United States West Coast starting on 15 September. The TP1 service will be calling Yantian, Shanghai, Busan and Los Angeles/Long Beach.
Similarly, MSC has announced the introduction of a new transpacific service called Maple which will also start on September 15. The new service will call at Busan, Shanghai, Yantian, Prince Rupert, Busan.