SINOTRANS Container Line and Yang Ming will launch the China, Japan, Philippines service (CJP), connecting Tokyo, Yokohama, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Shekou, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai and back to Tokyo.
The three-week loop will be serviced by three 1,000-TEU ships, two from from Sinotrans (the Sinotrans Hong Kong and the Isara Bhum) and one by Yang Ming (the Stadt Berlin).
The first sailing took place May 27 from Shanghai with the Stadt Berlin, reported Alphaliner. Yang Ming is also taking slots on the Sinotrans Shanghai-Japan Kanto Service (SJ1), linking Shanghai to Tokyo and Yokohama.
