TRANS-PACIFIC FINALIZES LAUNCH OF NEW SERVICE

TRANS-PACIFIC FINALIZES LAUNCH OF NEW SERVICE

   Trans-Pacific Lines, the new transpacific operator, confirmed that it is finalizing the launch of its service at the end of April.
   Negotiations between Philippines-owned Trans-Pacific Lines and intended ports of call Los Angeles, San Francisco, Busan, Manila, Xiamen, Yantian, and Hong Kong are being finalized, says Don Grady, TPL’s VP Operations, so the full schedule details will soon be announced.
   The three-ship fixed day fortnightly TPS service matches closely the port rotation and frequency of Madrigal-Wan Hai. There are also close links in ownership, so there is obviously some speculation that these two ‘half’-lines will somehow be aiming to dovetail their schedules together.