CSC

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Tuesday 07 February 2012

CARRIER SERVICE COMPARISON

What is CSC ?

Looking for the fastest transit time from Hong Kong to Rotterdam, or perhaps you want to see which service provider offers the most comprehensive service coverage of the transpacific trade?

Whether you are a carrier, freight forwarder or shipper, HKSG Media Group’s Carrier Service Comparison (CSC) database provides these answers in just a few short clicks of your mouse button.

We provide users with up-to-date service details for shipments out of China, for the top 20 shipping lines worldwide: K-Line, APL, China Shipping, CMA-CGM, Cosco, Emirates Shipping, Evergreen, Hamburg Sud, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai, Maersk, MOL, MSC, NYK, OOCL, RCL, Wan Hai, Yang Ming and ZIM.

Benefits to the user:

CSC provides an expedient way for shippers to check which carrier offers them the service they need, and for freight forwarders it provides their sales executives with an efficient tool for presenting their customers with informative presentations in a timely manner and with minimum fuss.

Carriers will also find this service beneficial, as they will be able to see the competitiveness of their various service offerings and their comparative market coverage in a fast, simple and transparent manner.

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Searching for shipments out of southern China to New Zealand? The port of Yantian offers nine weekly connections through seven different shipping lines to Auckland.

Cosco provides two weekly connections between the ports and also offers the fastest transit time as well at just 13 days. Both connections are via transhipment in Hong Kong.

The fastest direct service from Yantian to Auckland is provided by NYK at 15 days on its New Zealand Container Service (NZJ). Closing time for the service is every Tuesday at midday, while departures take place on Wednesdays.

Also operating weekly services on the route are Hamburg Sud, Hapag Lloyd, Mearsk Line and MOL, all of which offer a transit time of 16 days on their respective direct services.

MSC is currently running two weekly service operating between Yantian and Auckland, but both carry significanly longer transit times of 26 and 45 days.

For more information on these and other services from China, log onto our Carrier Service Comparison (CSC) database today for all of your shipping scheduling needs.