The Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai Lines is the first liner operator to react to the strong Transpacific market by launching a new weekly China ?California loop, branded as ?sia America I?(?A1).
Six 3,000 ?4,530 teu vessels will be used for this new standalone service, that turns in six weeks calling at Shekou, Qingdao, Ningbo, Long Beach, Shekou. The new AA1 has kicked off on Monday 3 June with a first call at Shekou of the 3,013 teu WAN HAI 361.
The new ?A1?adds to Wan Hais former Asia ?California ?A3?loop, which in early May 2024 became a jointly operated service with ONE under the new ?P1?brand with larger vessels of 7,240 to 13,450 teu connecting Vietnam, China and Taiwan with Los Angeles and Oakland.
Contrary to the ?P1? the new ?A1?only focusses on the Chinese market with calls in Southern, Northern and Central China. It adds an average weekly capacity of 3,520 teu to this trade lane.
Wan Hai Lines increases its Transpacific capacity at the moment that ocean freight rates are soaring. These rates almost doubled in the past seven weeks.
