I-Cosco inikeza umzila osheshayo, ophakathi nendawo, ohlukile wase-Asia-US udlula eCanada

I-Cosco Shipping Lines ihlinzeka abathumeli ngesevisi esheshayo ye-intermodal ukuze bathole izimpahla zabo zisuka e-China ziye e-Chicago e-US.

Abathumeli manje sebenikezwe inketho yokuthutha ukusuka eShanghai, eNingbo naseQingdao ukuya echwebeni lasePrince Rupert eBritish Columbia, eCanada, lapho amakhonteyina angathunyelwa khona eChicago.

Ngenkathi uhambo lwase-China ne-US oluthatha ugu olusentshonalanga luthatha izinsuku eziyi-14 kuphela, imikhumbi okwamanje ilinde cishe izinsuku eziyisishiyagalolunye ukuze ithole indawo yokulala e-Los Angeles nase-Long Beach.Engeza isikhathi esidingekayo sokukhipha kanye nezingqinamba kwezokuthutha zikaloliwe zase-US, futhi kungathatha inyanga ukuthi izimpahla zifike e-Chicago.

I-Cosco ithi isixazululo sayo se-intermodal singabayisa lapho ngezinsuku eziyi-19 kuphela. E-Prince Rupert, imikhumbi yayo izoma esikhumulweni se-DP World, ukusuka lapho izimpahla zizodluliselwa kulayini we-Canadian National Railway oxhunyiwe.

I-Cosco izophinde inikeze le nsizakalo kumakhasimende abalingani bayo be-Ocean Alliance, i-CMA CGM ne-Evergreen, futhi ihlela ukunweba ukusabalala ezindaweni eziningi ezimaphakathi nezwe e-US nasempumalanga yeCanada.

IBritish Columbia, ekugcineni kwebanga elifushane kakhulu phakathi kweNyakatho Melika ne-Asia, yaziwa ngokuthi yi-Canada's Pacific Gateway futhi, kusukela ngo-2007, ikhuthaze i-Prince Rupert port njengendlela ehlukile yokungena eChicago, eDetroit naseTennessee.

Izibalo eziphuma eMnyangweni Wezangaphandle waseCanada zikhombisa ukuthi izinto ezisetshenziswayo eVancouver nasePrince Rupert zibalele cishe amaphesenti ayishumi ogwini olusentshonalanga lwaseCanada, lapho ukuthunyelwa kwe-US kabusha kwenza cishe u-9%.

-Kubhalwe ngu: Jacky Chen