Tangshan Hede Shipping has launched a new China-Southeast Asia service that will provide the first direct connection between its home port of Tangshan with Vietnam and Thailand. The Hede Southeast Asia service connects Tangshan, Nansha, Ho Chi Minh City, Laem Chabang, Tangshan. The service started on 7 April 2023 with the 1,096 teu HS HONG KONG that has just joined Hede Shipping on a 6 to 8 months charter at $13,000 per day.