The first ship call in a new, weekly service between Charleston and Northern Asia called the Port of Charleston Thursday. The ship, named Angeles, reached Charleston Harbor early Thursday morning for her inaugural calls at the Wando Welch Terminal.
Charleston is the last US port outbound on CSAV's (Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores) new America Express Service, or AMEX. CSAV of Chile is the largest ocean carrier in Latin America and, founded in 1872, is also one of the oldest shipping companies in the world.
The new weekly service is bringing 52 additional ship calls annually, and will link South Carolina-based shippers directly to markets across Northern China and South Korea. Transshipment in the Caribbean provides additional market access across Central and South America.
The service features port calls in Ningbo, Shanghai, Qingdao, Xingang, China; Busan, South Korea; Kingston, Jamaica; Caucedo, Dominican Republic and Cartagena, Colombia.