May 24--TAIWANESE ocean carrier Yang Ming will buy slots on Cosco's PA1 service between China, Singapore and Malaysia from June 6, the company announced.

　　The weekly PA1 operates nine ships with an average capacity of 4,253 TEU, according to American Shipper's BlueWater Reporting database.

　　The service rotates through Dalian, Yingkou, Xingang, Qngdao, Ningbo, Xiamen, Guangzhou-Nansha, Singapore, Port Kelang, Penang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, and back to Dalian.

　　Yang Ming also purchases slots on the weekly PA3 service between China, Korea and Southeast Asia.

　　The PA3 operates four ships - two from CMA CGM unit CNC Lines and one each from KMTC and TS Lines - with a port rotation of Qingdao, Busan, Gwangyang, Shanghai, Shenzhen-Shekou, Port Kelang, Penang, Pasir Gudang Johor, Hong Kong, and back to Qingdao.