Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced that it is launching a new China-Australia express service, under the name ‘A1X (Australia No.1 Express) with carriers Evergreen and APL.
The A1X service covers the ports of Ningbo-Shanghai-Yantian-Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane from August 17 starting its first service at Ningbo on the vessel Hyundai Supreme.
Previously, HMM provided the service through a slot purchase from Maersk, MSC, ONE and Hamburg Süd.
For the new service, a total of five Panamax (4,600TEU) vessels will be deployed. HMM will deploy two vessels, and Evergreen and APL will deploy three vessels on the new premium express service.
Meanwhile, HMM is now on the progression of elevating its Australian agent to a subsidiary status to strengthen its position in Australia and provide more stable service. The process will be completed before launching the new service.