On 24 September 2003, China Shipping commenced its Asia America Central Service (AAC) at YICT. With the deployment of five vessels, the new service calls at Yantian every Tuesday with the rotation of Xiamen, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Long Beach and Vancouver. “CSCL Chiwan”, the inaugural vessel, is 260 metres long with a shipping capacity of 4,000 TEU. This additional service has brought the number of US services operated by China Shipping to three.