News / UWL looks to double up as transpacific service with Swire expands

UWL Swire Shipping Stern

By Ian Putzger, Americas correspondent

11/07/2023

The fast Sun Chief Express, between South-east Asia and the US, launched last year by UWL with Swire Shipping, remains on expansion course.

Having added a call at Busan this year, UWL broadened its US footprint to include Columbus and Cleveland last month and is looking at Minneapolis. In addition, management aims to double the existing frequency.

“We want to go weekly out of Vietnam,” said UWL president Duncan Wright. The company is the forwarding and NVOCC arm of Cleveland-based 3PL World Group.

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