10,000 teu vessels to visit Panama Canal from summer

The G6 alliance has announced a new service using 10,000 teu vessels which will pass through the Panama Canal starting from this summer.

The NYX service will set sail from Qingdao, China, during week 23 of this year (week beginning June 6), heading to Ningbo, Shanghai and Busan before navigating the canal.

Vessels following similar sailings appear to take around three to four weeks between Qingdao and Panama, indicating the first NYX service should reach Panama in late June or early July.