23 Jun 2022

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. is delighted to announce the launch of its latest Far East-West Coast of Latin America service in July 2022. The new service will offer customers broader service coverage and ensure more reliable services in the FE-WCSA trade.

The new SA8 service is jointly operated by Yang Ming, WAN HAI LINES LTD., and Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd (PIL). A fleet of eight 2,400-3,700 TEU vessels will be deployed on the weekly service, two of them are from Yang Ming. The first sailing of the SA8 service is planned to commence from Ningbo on 13th July, 2022(ETB). A round trip will take 70 days.

Existing service network

Yang Ming currently provides two FE-WCSA loops, SA4 and SA6. With the addition of the SA8 service, the Company will be able to strengthen its existing service network and provide customers with more comprehensive delivery services across FE-WCSA markets. Please find below port rotation details of Yang Ming’s FE-WCSA services:

  • SA4 port rotation: Hong Kong - Yantian - Kaohsiung - Shanghai - Ningbo - Manzanillo - Balboa - Buenaventura - Callao - San Antonio - Hong Kong.
  • SA6 port rotation: Kaohsiung - Shekou - Hong Kong - Ningbo - Shanghai - Manzanillo - Lazaro Cardenas - Puerto Quetzal - Callao - Guayaquil - Manzanillo - Pusan – Kaohsiung.
  • SA8 port rotation: Ningbo - Shanghai - Qingdao - Pusan - Manzanillo - Lazaro Cardenas - Puerto Quetzal - Buenaventura - Valparaiso – Ningbo.