APL has launched its China-Southeast Asia Service 6, a new weekly connection between North and Central China and Indonesia.

According to APL, the new service adds to the CS1 service already serving the South China-Indonesia trade lane and directly connects the northern Chinese cities of Lianyungang and Qingdao with Jakarta and Surabaya.

The port rotation will be: Lianyungang – Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Shantou – Hong Kong – Jakarta – Surabaya – North and South Manila.

The first sailing begins from Lianyungang on April 26, 2017, according to APL.