To continuously enhance its route network in Southeast Asia, a new premium maritime corridor connecting Japan, South China, Thailand, and Vietnam—the JTV route—officially commenced operations from Kobe, Japan on October 28, 2025. This route aims to optimize regional shipping routes, injecting new vitality into trade between the aforementioned countries and surrounding areas by providing superior maritime solutions. It empowers customers with efficient, stable, and swift transportation services.

  The JTV route establishes an efficient closed-loop network spanning Japan, South China, and Southeast Asia. Its service scope encompasses Japan's four major ports—Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, and Yokohama—while connecting north-south to the key hubs of Nansha and Shekou in South China. It further extends to core Southeast Asian ports such as Laem Chabang in Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

Core Advantages of the Route

  Efficient Direct Connections Between Japan and Thailand/Vietnam: This route offers direct services from major Japanese ports to Laem Chabang in Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Departing from Yokohama, the final port of call in Japan, vessels reach Laem Chabang and Ho Chi Minh City in under two weeks. This improvement significantly shortens overall transit times, delivering faster delivery speeds and enhanced supply chain certainty for customers.

  New Direct Connections Between South China and Southeast Asia: The new service expands direct shipping options between South China and Southeast Asia. It introduces a new direct service from Laem Chabang to Shekou, while existing direct services between Nansha and Laem Chabang, and Ho Chi Minh City and Shekou, now offer higher frequencies and shorter delivery times. These direct routes effectively reduce cargo transshipment steps, accelerate transit times, and significantly enhance customers' supply chain operational efficiency.

  Continuously Empowering Yangpu Hub Development: The JTV route will also deeply enhance the regional strategic value of Yangpu, Hainan. The new service calls at Yangpu on its northbound leg while simultaneously adding direct and transshipment connections from Yangpu to Japan, establishing a convenient maritime corridor linking Japan and Southeast Asia. This initiative will substantially elevate Yangpu's role as a regional logistics hub, accelerating its development into a cargo distribution center serving surrounding areas.