News / Fast services from Asia bypassing congested southern Californian ports

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Two more container lines have suspended expedited services through the US port of Oakland.

They are following in the footsteps of Zim, which was forced to divert the inaugural sailing of its Central China E-Commerce Express to Los Angeles and will continue in this vein for the time being.

CMA CGM, the first carrier to launch a fast transpacific service calling at Oakland in North America earlier this year, is alternating calls at Oakland and Seattle through August, while Hapag-Lloyd is suspending ...