The Kaohsiung-China-South East Asia (CS 1) service that APL has started offering as a replacement to its Korea-China-SE Asia "KCS" service is to be joined by Wan Hai Line, which will brand the service as "KCS."

Wan Hai will provide one the three 4,300-TEU vessels deployed, reported Alphaliner.

The port rotation for the "CS 1/KCS" is Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Shenzhen-Chiwan, Port Kelang (N), Singapore, Jakarta, Singapore and back to Kaohsiung.

APL's former KCS service called at Busan, Guangzhou-Nansha, Shenzhen-Chiwan, Port Kelang, Singapore, Jakarta, Singapore, Kaohsiung, Lianyungang and back to Busan, using four 4,300-TEU ships.

Three of these four ships will be re-assigned to the new CS1/KCS service, while Wan Hai will introduce one 4,250 TEU ship that will replace one of the APL ships in mid-February.