MOL to launch independent Asia - East Coast South America Service

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines has announced a new independent service on the Asia-East Coast South America trade starting in January 2009.

The current joint service with Pacific International Line (PIL) will be dissolved. By replacing some of current 3,000TEU class vessels with larger and faster ships, MOL will provide stable cargo capacity and higher schedule integrity to meet customer demand in this growing market. Calling ports and transit times remain unchanged from the existing service. The service will deploy five 3,000TEU vessels and six 4,250TEU vessels on fixed-day weekly services. The port rotation will be as follows: Kobe – Yokohama – Nagoya – Pusan – Shanghai – Yantian – Hong Kong – Singapore – Santos – Buenos Aires – Montevideo – Paranagua – Sao Francisco do Sul – Santos – Rio de Janeiro – Cape Town – Port Elizabeth – Singapore – Hong Kong – Kobe. The first service will begin on January 26, 2009, from Kobe, Japan.
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