TS Lines will introduce a new Japan Thailand Express (JTX) service from 24 June 2025 when it joins CMA CGM/CNC as a vessel operator on the latter's revised JTX service that replaces its former Japan-Taiwan-Hong Kong-Thailand 1 (JTXCNC) service. The new JTX service will call at Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Shekou, Nansha, Laem Chabang, Hong Kong, Shekou, Tokyo with the former calls at Kaohsiung, Taichung and Keelung dropped. The service will turn in 28 days using 4 ships of 2,400 to 3,0
KMTC is set to become the 3rd South Korean carrier in the Transpacific trade with the launch of its APX service when it joins the Asia West Coast (AWC) service operated by SeaLead and TS Lines from 17 June 2025. The move will mark KMTC’s return to the US after a 40 year absence as it was previously active in the transpacific trade in 1978 to 1985. The AWC/APX service will be upgraded at the same time, with larger vessels of 6,000-10,000 teu replacing the 2,900-5,600 teu ships that are currently
TS Lines have withdrawn its South China-Los Angeles AWC2 service from the end of March with the 4 ships of 1,780 teu ships redeployed after completing their last voyages. The AWC2 calls at Xiamen, Nansha, Shekou, Yantian, Los Angeles, Xiamen and turns in 6 weeks using 4 ships of 1,700 teu with multiple blank sailings in each cycle since it was first launched in August 2024. The last sailing was made by the 1,787 teu TS TOKYO that departed from Yantian on 22 March 2025 with an adhoc Busan call o
A partnership involving 7 Asian carriers have teamed up to launch a new Asia-Mexico Express (AMX) service that is set to start from 30 April 2025. The AMX will call at Shanghai, Qingdao, Busan, Manzanillo, Shanghai and is expected to deploy 7 ships of 3,000 to 4,000 teu operated by Emirates Shipping, KMTC, RCL, Sinokor, Sinotrans, SeaLead Shipping and TS Lines. The new service will be a landmark move for all the 7 carriers who are entering the Mexico trade for the first time and will complement
TS Lines have restarted the Japan-Hong Kong-Taiwan (JHTN) service calling at Hong Kong, Shekou, Xiamen, Osaka, Kobe, Busan, Kwangyang, Keelung, Kaohsiung, Hong Kong from 19 February 2025. The service retakes the JHTN name that was formerly used for the Japan-Hong Kong-Thailand-North Manila service. The revised JHTN will turn in 2 weeks and deploys the 1,182 teu TS MAWEI and 1,081 teu TS SHENZHEN. TS Lines has also restarted its Hong Kong-Thai Express Service (JHTS) calling at Nansha, Shekou, Ho
TS Lines has revised the port rotation of its self-operated Asia West Coast 2 (AWC2) service from October 2024 to call at Xiamen, Nansha, Shekou, Yantian, Los Angeles, Xiamen. The revised AWC2 replaces the previous AWC2 rotation that called irregularly at Nansha, Xiamen, Los Angeles, Nansha with ad hoc calls at Hong Kong, Kaohsiung and Busan. The service currently deploys 4 ships of 1,700 teu on a 42 day rotation with 2 skipped sailings in the cycle.
TS Lines received a lukewarm response to its Hong Kong stock listing, with its shares trading below its issue price of HK$4.18 on its first trading day to close at HK$4.10 on 1 November 2024 before rebounding by 5.12% to HK$4.31 on 4 Nov. TSL shares currently trade at a 43% discount to its adjusted book value, compared to the average discount of 15% for its main publicly listed peers (excluding SITC that currently trades a 367% premium to book value). The addition of TS Lines brings the number
TS Lines will raise between $113m to $145m from its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, with trading of its shares to start on 1 November 2024. The company will offer 250.94m shares or 15.2% of its total shares to be priced at between HK$3.50 to HK$4.50 per share. Following the IPO, the company's founder Chen Teh Sheng (TS Chen) will retain 37.49% of the company's shares along with a further 37.49% owned by General Sharafuddin Alsayed Mohd Yousif Sharaf who has been a controlling shareho
Emirates Shipping Line (ESL), Global Feeder Shipping (GFS), KMTC and TS Lines (TSL) will launch a new South China-Middle East Express (SMX/Sirius/AIM3) service calling at Nansha, Dachan Bay, Port Klang, Jebel Ali, Hamad, Nansha from 8 November 2024. The SMX/Sirius/AIM3 will turn in 35 days and deplaus 5 ships of 3,000 to 4,400 teu, starting with the 4,395 teu REN JIAN 27 from KMTC at Nansha on 8 November 2024, following by the 4,395 teu REN JIAN 16 and REN JIAN 19 from ESL, 2,954 teu TS COLOMBO
TS Lines has upgraded its recently launched Asia-US West Coast (AWC) service with a second AWC2 loop with up to 5 ships of 1,700 to 4,300 teu being deployed. The AWC2 will call nominally at Nansha, Xiamen, Los Angeles, Nansha with additional calls at Chiwan, Kaohsiung and Busan provided on an irregular basis. The service started from 13 August 2024 with the 1,787 teu TS BANGKOK, followed by the 1,787 teu TS TOKYO on 25 August. Two larger ships were added in September, the 2,954 teu TS MELBOURNE