Improved export orders from China have persuaded the shipping line OOCL to partially reinstate some of the capacity it had previously withdrawn from the Asia-North Europe trade.

A new service, jointly operated by various carriers under the Grand Alliance and New World Alliance, began again on 22 March with 10 vessels, each with a capacity of 6,000 TEU.

The port rotation of the new service is: Qingdao, Yangshan, Shekou, Yantian, Singapore, Suez, Port Said, Le Havre, Southampton, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Port Said, Suez, Singapore, Chiwan, Shekou and back to Qingdao in a 70-day round trip.