Starting from 17 April Hapag-Lloyd will upgrade the South East Asia Australia Service (SAL) connecting South East Asia and Australia. The newly enhanced SAL is a joint product of the present SAL and ASA services and will operate on a fixed-day weekly schedule providing direct coverage to a wider range of port calls. The carriers currently operating the separate services on the South East Asia – Australia trade have decided to consolidate their respective services.

The port rotation of the enhanced SAL service will be as follows: Port Kelang, Singapore, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Jakarta, Port Kelang.

Five vessels with capacities of 3,400 to 3,600 TEU will be deployed by the partners in the new SAL service.

Source: Hapag-Lloyd