Jin Jiang Shipping (JJS) and SITC will launch a new service connecting Shanghai, Nansha, Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai using 3 ships of 1,600 teu. The service will start on 1 Jun from Shanghai with the 1,608 teu HE JIN from Jin Jiang Shipping and is branded as the China Thailand Express 2 (CTX2) by JJS and Vietnam Thailand Express 5 (VTX5) by SITC.