CEVA Logistics has commenced a new weekly less-than-container load (LCL) service from Singapore to New York that takes 23 days from port to port.

The supply chain management company said in a statement that it will "ensure track and trace visibility of all cargo shipments from origin to destination".

The service is complemented by consolidation services from Penang (Malaysia) to Singapore before moving the load to New York.

"Once the container arrives in New York, we utilise a truck network to service the 51 destinations the east coast and Midwest. We decrease our transits to the Midwest by five days versus Los Angeles," said CEVA LCL chief Robert Braun.

The company has also started a guaranteed weekly LCL service from its newly opened Antwerp gateway in Belgium to New York amid plans to launch a further 40 direct global services by year-end.