DA Chan Bay Terminal One located in South China's west Shenzhen port area and managed by Hong Kong's Modern Terminals, will receive two additional Transpacific services and two Intra-Asia services between the end of August and early September.

The Transpacific services are the Super Shuttle Express (SSX) operated by the Grand Alliance shipping lines Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL; and the Pacific North West Express (PNX) service jointly operated by Grand Alliance members together with Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Ltd.



From early September the SSX service will call weekly at Da Chan Bay, deploying six 8,000-TEU ships. The port rotation is: Xiamen, Yantian, Da Chan Bay, Hong Kong (MTL), Kaohsiung, Long Beach.



Around the same time, the PNX service will also start making weekly calls at Da Chan Bay, deploying seven ships with an average capacity of 7,500-8,500 TEU each. The service follows an eastbound port rotation of: Singapore, Laem Chabang, Da Chan Bay, Hong Kong (MTL), Kaohsiung, Vancouver, Tacoma; and westbound the port rotation is: Vancouver, Tacoma, Busan, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong (MTL), Da Chan Bay, Singapore, Laem Chabang.



Peter Levesque, Modern Terminals' chief commercial officer said, "We are pleased that the Grand Alliance members and ZIM have chosen Da Chan Bay as its preferred business partner for supporting their business expansion in Pearl River Delta (PRD) market. Da Chan Bay's strategic location in western Shenzhen and proximity to key manufacturing hubs in PRD provide customers efficient trucking solutions and unparallel barge connection."



The Intra-Asia services are the Haiphong Feeder Service 2 (HPH2) and Philippines Feeder 2 (PHF2), which are operated by OOCL.



The port rotation of the HPH2 weekly service is: Haiphong, Fangcheng, Da Chan Bay, Hong Kong (MTL), returning to Haiphong. It will deploy one 1,000-TEU ship.



The port rotation of the PHF2 weekly service is: Hong Kong (MTL), Da Chan Bay, Manila South, Manila North, Hong Kong (MTL). It will deploy one 2,700-TEU vessel.



Benjamin Lai, Da Chan Bay Terminal One's managing director added, "The momentum of services building up at Da Chan Bay over the last 12 months reflects the potential of the western Shenzhen market."