APL has launched its Korea China Straits service, a new weekly connection between China, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

The KCS service will have a port rotation of: Dalian – Xingang – Lianyungang – Kwangyang – Pusan – Shanghai – Nansha – Singapore – Port Klang – Jakarta – Surabaya – Manila.

The first sailing will depart from Dalian on November 18, 2017.

The KCS service will be operated with five Panamax vessels through a vessel-sharing agreement with Cheng Lie Navigation, according to APL.