CKYH Alliance has announced that the PNW Butterfly service, jointly operated by Coscon and Hanjin Shipping, will add the west coast Port of Prince Rupert to its south loop at the end of October.

Nine 5,500-TEU ships will be deployed on the PNW Butterfly service. Five vessels are from Hanjin; four are from Coscon. Port rotation is: Hong Kong, Yantian, Yokohama, Prince Rupert, Vancouver, Seattle, Yokohama, Shanghai, Busan, Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, Kwangyang in Hong Kong.

Prince Rupert, the closest North American port to Asia, offers the shortest route saving 58 hours sailing. The port also has the deepest harbour in North America and is accessible to the double stack on-dock rail.