Originally news was published on 22 May, 2014

CHINA Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) is joining the Russia Finland feeder service (RFS) jointly operated by Cosco and Yang Ming, thereby, replacing Hanjin Shipping as a ship operating partner.

The move enables CSCL to offer a feeder service in the Baltic for the first time, instead of relying on slots, reports Alphaliner.

The RFS offers a cycle of three weeks combining two successive rotations that are operated by three ships on a port rotation of: Hamburg (HHLA and Eurogate), St Petersburg (Petrolesport and FCT), Kotka, Hamburg, St Petersburg, Kotka and back to Hamburg.

CSCL will provide the chartered 1,216-TEU Lantau Arrow to the service, replacing the 1,050-TEU Evolution that Hanjin is to redeliver.

*NEWS SOURCE