PIL, TS Lines, Yang Ming and SeaLead Shipping will jointly launch a new service
connecting China and Australia that will connect Qingdao, Shanghai, Nansha,
Shekou, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Qingdao. The service is branded as the Sino
Australia Express (SAE) by PIL and China-Australia 2 (CA2) by Yang Ming.
The service will turn in 6 weeks using 6 ships of 2,693 teu to 4,992 teu with an
average capacity of 3,900 teu, with the first sailing scheduled from Qingdao on
10 March 2022 with the 4,253