Trans-Pacific East Coast Winter Program

Dear Valued Customer:

In consideration of the forecast imbalance in the market in the winter, the Grand Alliance (GA) and ZIM agreed to merge their South China East Coast Express (SCE) and South China East Coast Express 2 (SCE 2) services into a single SCE combo loop for the Trans-Pacific East Coast trade with the following details:

• SCE

The last sailing will be the America Express (ACX 008E) with ETD from

            Kaohsiung - October 5
            Shekou - October 7
            Hong Kong - October 8

• SCE 2

The last sailing will be the Hyundai Supreme (HHS 20E) with ETD from

            Pusan - October 1
            Shanghai - October 3
            Xiamen - October 5 
            Da Chan Bay - October 6
            Hong Kong - October 7
            Yantian - October 8

• SCE combo loop

The first sailing will be the ZIM Shanghai (ZNG 039E) with ETD from Pusan on October 8 and has the following port rotation:

Pusan – Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Shekou – Yantian – Hong Kong – Manzanillo (Panama) – Kingston – New York – Norfolk – Charleston – Savannah – Kingston – Manzanillo (Panama) – Pusan

This service arrangement will continue through the winter until further notice.