Hanjin Shipping renews Far East – Middle East service

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Hanjin Shipping is renewing its current Far East-Middle East service starting from early July.

STX and Sinokor who have been operating FMX (Far East-Middle East Express) service with Hanjin Shipping will be replaced by a new partner, NYK.

According to Hanjin Shipping, the current fleet of six 4,500-5,300TEU class vessels will be replaced by six 6,200–6,500 TEU class ships of which five will be deployed by Hanjin Shipping and one by NYK. The first sailing date will be 7 July, from the port of Busan.

“The trade from the Far East to the Middle East has great potential and we will continue to invest to strengthen our presence in the market,” Hanjin said.

FMX (Far East-Middle East Express) Service’s Port Rotation is as follows. Busan (Thu/Fri) – Kwangyang (Fri/Sat) – Shanghai (Mon/Mon) – Ningbo (Tue/Wed) – Yantian (Fri/Fri) – Singapore (Tue/Tue) – Colombo (Sat/Sun) – Jebel Ali (Thu/Fri) – Dammam (Sat/Sat) – Bandar Abbas (Mon/Mon) – Karachi (Wed/Thu) – Port Kelang (Wed/Wed) – Singapore (Thu/Fri) – Busan (Thu/Fri)

Vessels Deployed: 6,200-6,500TEU X 6 Hanjin Shipping X 5, NYK X 1 whilst the commencement date is 7 July.