News / Hede adds capacity, chartering more feeders to expand transpacific services

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China’s Hede (Hong Kong) International Shipping, a newcomer to the transpacific trade, has now chartered all four of German tonnage provider F Laeisz’s feeder ships as it expands its e-commerce express service to the US west coast.

This month, Hede chartered the last of the four, the 2,800 teu Porto, for $28,000/day for 40 months, having fixed the other three similar-sized ships between May and August, the Pontresina, for $18,000/day for two years, and Pona and Posen, ...