To tap into the booming market during the peak shipping season, COSCO and Evergreen restructured their jointly-operated CPG service and split it into two independent loops, namely the China Persian Gulf service (CPG1) and the China Arabian Persian Gulf service (CPG2). On 20 and 23 June 2008, YICT welcomed the commencement of CPG1 and CPG2, operated respectively by COSCO and Evergreen.
COSCO deployed five 3,400-TEU vessels for the CPG1 service, which will call at Yantian every Friday and cover the following ports: Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas, Karachi, Singapore and Shanghai.
Evergreen deployed six 3,400-TEU vessels for the CPG2 service. The service calls at Yantian every Wednesday with a port rotation of Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Hong Kong, Tanjung Pelepas, Jebel Ali, Dammam, Nhava Sheva, Singapore and Kaohsiung.
The two new services bring the total number of weekly shipping services at Yantian to 87, which include 35 North American services, 32 European services, and 10 Asian services. The increasing number of shipping services calling at Yantian allows customers to enjoy more shipping options and convenience.