Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines has splashed out a total of $706.9m to order a dozen new 3,013-teu container vessels in Japan and purchase 50,000 containers in China.

The Chinese port of Qingdao has three new container line services that connect it with Southeast Asia and India.

Wan Hai Lines is to launch a new express weekly service between East mainland China -Taiwan and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 12 January.

Wan Hai Lines has announced the introduction of a new China-East India Service V (CI5 service) to help expand its network in North China and East India.

Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines has made a bumper order for 20 new container vessels with Japanese and Chinese shipyards.

Wan Hai Lines has announced the launch of a new China-India Service, while RCL has entered a slot exchange arrangement with Inter Asia Lines (IAL) on its new China to Chennai service.

Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines has purchased a pair of secondhand feeder vessels at a total price of $25m from Mi-Das Line, wholly-owned by Japan’s Doun Kisen Co.