Wan Hai and ONE launch joint service to link Asia with US West Coast – February 16, 2024

Wan Hai Lines, Taiwan’s ocean carrier, has announced a renovation of its Asia-Pacific Service (AP1) to enhance its current network on the United States’ West Coast.

Wan Hai’s AP1 service will replace the existing AA3 service and be operated in collaboration with Ocean Network Express (ONE).

Wan Hai Lines will deploy five vessels, while Singaporean box line will add two container ships to their new operation. Each vessel will have a notional capacity of 13,000 TEUs.

The first journey of the AP1 service will depart from the Vietnamese city of Haiphong in late April or early May 2024. The new service will operate on a 56-day fixed round-trip schedule.

The full port rotation of the new service will be Haiphong (Vietnam) – Cai Mep (Vietnam) – Shekou (China) – Xiamen (China) – Taipei (China) – Ningbo (China) – Shanghai (China) – Los Angeles (US) – Oakland (US) – Shekou – Haiphong.