Hong Kong-based TS Lines has taken in charge the 1,808 teu TS
QINGDAO, fifth of six ‘Bangkokmax’ ships that the carrier is to receive
from CSBC of Taiwan.

TS Lines had ordered the first two vessels July 2015, with two more
orders placed in May 2016 and another two in March 2018.
Built at CSBC’s Keelung yard, the gearless ships are examples of the
CSBC 1800 wide-beam Mk-II type of which more than 20 units have
been delivered since 2014.

The design has a length of 171.99 m and a breadth of 27.50 m
(eleven rows). With their compact dimensions, the wide-beam ships
cannot only serve Bangkok city, but also numerous smaller ports with
vessel size constraints.

The TS QINGDAO is propelled by a six-cylinder MAN-B&W S60MEC8.5
engine. So far unequipped in terms of exhaust gas cleaning, the
new vessel is slated for a scrubber retrofit in Q1 2020. In the CSBC
1800 WB Mk-II series, she follows the TS OSAKA. This ship was delivered
in January 2018, shortly before TS Lines placed orders for two
more units.

The TS QINGDAO is to join this week the Korea – China – Thailand service
jointly offered by TS Lines, KMTC and Heung-A, branded ‘CHT’ by
TSL and ‘KCT’ by the two Korean partners. Here, she replaces the
chartered 1,708 teu MILLENIUM BRIGHT, which will be redelivered to
her owners.

From: Alphaliner

TSL is pleased to announce the launch of the Shanghai 1(SH1) Service that will provide weekly connectively between Vietnam and China.

SH1 service will provide an alternative service for shippers who need to move cargo from Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong, Ningbo and Shanghai.

The new SH1 service will commence sailing from Ho Chi Minh City on5^th , October with the following port rotation:

Ho Chi Minh City – Hong Kong – Ningbo – Shanghai

TS Lines has taken delivery of the TS SHANGHAI, first of four 1,096teu ships that the carrier will receive from Kyokuyo Shipyard of Japan. Hong Kong-based TS Lines has ordered two ships of the type December 2017 and then committed to another two sister ships six months later.

While TS SHANGHAI and the next ship of the type do not feature scrubbers, the carrier’s units three and four, due in April and July 2020, are to be equipped with exhaust gas cleaning devices.

The ‘Kyokuyo 1100′ type vessels, of which eleven units have been built since 2011, are 142.00 m long with a breadth of 22.50 m.

The TS SHANGHAI started a career this week-end with a short employment on TS Lines’ Shanghai – Japan service ‘SJX-2′. She will then be re-assigned to the carrier’s Japan-Taiwan-HK-Haiphong loop ‘JTK2′ where the ship replaces chartered tonnage.

From: Alphaliner

TSL is pleased to announce the launch of the Pan Asia 1(PA1) Service that provides weekly connectively between China and Southeast Asia.

The PA1 service offers one of the most comprehensive Northern China market coverage comprising seven China main ports as well as Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.

The PA1 service commenced sailing from Shanghai on 30^th , August with the following port rotation:

Shanghai -Dalian – Xingang – Qingdao – Ningbo – Xiamen – Nansha – Singapore – Port Kelang- Penang – Port Kelang – Singapore – Hong Kong – Shanghai

In order to conform with the changes under Sino-US trade war, T.S. Lines (TSL) has deployed CM3, JMV, IA3, IA8 and IA10 service through cooperation with other shipping lines since March 2019. This action is not only to strengthen Intra-Asia service network but also demonstrates the entrepreneurial spirit of flexibility, mobility and innovation.

The first new service is named CM3 service (China-Malaysia Service), which was effective from March 28th, 2019. It is jointly operated by TSL, Yang Ming, Gold Star Line Ltd. (GSL), and CNC, a member of CMA CGM group. Each carrier is going to deploy a container vessel of nominal 4,250 TEU capacity. The ports of call are Qingdao – Shanghai – Xiamen – Nansha – Port Kelang – Penang – Port Kelang – Pasir Gudang – Shekou – Hong Kong – Qingdao. A round trip takes 28 days.

The following new service is JMV (Japan-Malaysia-Vietnam) Service, which was launched on 15th April 2019, starting from Osaka. It is jointly operated by TSL, YM, GSL, and KMTC. Each carrier plans to place a container vessel of nominal 2,800 TEU capacity. The ports of call are Osaka – Kobe – Nagoya – Yokohama – Tokyo – Hong Kong – Singapore – Port Kelang – Singapore – Ho Chi Minh City – Hong Kong – Shekou – Kaohsiung – Osaka. A round trip takes 28 days.

The next step of TSL is about to swap a group of Intra-Asia services from Sealand Maersk. There are IA3 (South China – Indonesia), IA8 (North China – Indonesia) and IA 10 (Japan/Korea -Central China – Vietnam). Although TSL has added five new service in 2019, they will not be satisfied with status quo and continue to expand the network for customers with more complete and faster Asian Intra-Asia services

IA3: Taichung ,  Xiamen – Yantian – Nansha – Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore – Jakarta – Surabaya – Jakarta – Tanjung Pulapas – Singapore – Batangas – Manila – Subic Bay – Taichung

IA8: Dalian – Xingang – Qingdao – Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore – Jakarta – Suishui – Jakarta – Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore – Hong Kong – Kaohsiung – Keelung – Dalian

IA10: Busan – Hakata – Shanghai – Ningbo – Ho Chi Minh – Kaohsiung – Moji – Hibiki Nada – Busan

In order to run our organization in a responsible and sustainable manner, TSL is committed to combat the illegal transport of wild like products like sharks fin. At the same time to further raise awareness so measures can be taken by our industry.

Sharks are the top predators in the oceans. There are over 1,000 species of sharks, rays and related species known to science, but the tremendous demand for shark products such as shark fin has driven many shark species threatened with extinction. It is estimated that 100 million of sharks are killed annually around the world.

T.S Lines recognizes the urgency to conserve the declining shark populations globally. Due to the difficulties to ensure the sustainability and traceability of shark fin, with effect from 1^st of August 2017, T.S. Lines will not accept cargo bookings of shark fin from all shark species. This is to echo with WWF’s shark conservation campaign on shipping companies worldwide.

With growing demand and difficulty in gaining shipbuilding capacity,T.S. Lines has placed an order with CSBC for two ships with capacities of 1,800 TEUs to capitalize on its position as a niche carrier in the profitable and fast-growing intra-Asia trade.