HMM has announced that its handling volume of US Premium Service has reached over 10,000 TEU, as of the end of January 2018. Since May 2017, HMM has provided US Premium Service in PS1, PS2, and PN2 routes, connecting Asia’s main ports with the US west coast, including Los Angeles and Tacoma.
US Premium service
With the Asia-US West Coast Premium service, customers can secure reliable cargo loading space, even in the peak season and have priority to discharge their cargoes, at the destination.
However, US Premium Service shortens the cargo receiving time by two days
Normally, it takes two or three days to receive cargoes, at US west coast ports, in high congestion. However, US Premium Service shortens the cargo receiving time by two days, so that customers can receive cargoes instantly or within one day, after the discharging process.
HMM’s On-time service & IT technology
The rates of US Premium Services are 10-20% higher, but customers will get guaranteed faster and reliable service, through HMM’s excellent On-time service & IT technology. According to SeaIntel’s Global Liner Performance Report, HMM ranked highest in the category of On-time global performance, in October 2017, among the 18 global container carriers surveyed in the report.
HMM plans to increase the annual handling volume of US Premium Service from the current level of 20,000 TEU to 50,000 TEU, in the near future.
Adoption of IoT technology
An HMM official stated, “HMM is continuously improving its service quality, by launching Ultra Freezer Service and US Premium Service, as well as adoption of IoT technology. We will keep the plan to develop better services to meet various customer needs.”
