DA Chan Bay Terminal One in west Shenzhen port area will receive two additional transpacific services and two intra-Asia services between the end of August and early September.

"The momentum of services building up at Da Chan Bay over the last 12 months reflects the potential of the western Shenzhen market," said Benjamin Lai, managing director of Da Chan Bay Terminal One, which is owned by Hong Kong's Modern Terminals.

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 flag carrier Zim.

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

Concurrently, the PNX service will make 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, Shenzhen-Da Chan Bay, Hong Kong (MTL), Kaohsiung, Vancouver, Tacoma with a westbound rotation of Vancouver, Tacoma, Busan, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong (MTL), Shenzhen-Da Chan Bay, Singapore, Laem Chabang.

Said Modern Terminals sales chief Peter Levesque: "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 connections."

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, Shenzhen-Da Chan Bay, Hong Kong (MTL) and returning to Haiphong. It will deploy one 1,000-TEU ship.

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