YANTIAN International Container Terminals (YICT) intends to expand its feeder networks to include services to all Hutchison Delta Port facilities in the Guangdong region.
This follows the recent announcement of Hutchison Delta Port agreement to invest in and manage Jiangmen Port.
YICT is already operating an existing link offering twice daily service to Hong Kong and this initiative is being well received by the shipping industry, the company said.
It said that continued delays to cross border container traffic has highlighted the need for alternative outlets for China trade, adding that 'all water' services are being seen by shippers as an increasingly attractive option.
Hutchison International Port Holdings noted that Yantian was seeing a compound trade growth of 25 per cent per month as an increasing number of shippers took advantage of the new port.