"K" Line will join a vessel-sharing agreement next month that is currently operated by Evergreen Line and Simatech on the booming trade lane between the Far East and Indian subcontinent, Journal of Commerce reports. When it joins the intra-Asia service on Aug. 10, “K” Line will deploy one vessel on the string of six vessels with capacities of 2,500-2,800 20-foot equivalent units.
The port rotation of the fixed-day weekly service, which “K” Line calls the CIX-2, will be: Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Kelang, Nhava Sheva, Karachi, Colombo, Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelapas, Singapore and back to Xingang.
“K” Line presently operates another weekly service known as INDFEX that calls the Nhava Sheva port. The new CIX-2 service will double sailing frequency for Nhava Sheva and add Xingang and Qingdao as direct calling ports.
The port rotation of the fixed-day weekly service, which “K” Line calls the CIX-2, will be: Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Kelang, Nhava Sheva, Karachi, Colombo, Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelapas, Singapore and back to Xingang.
“K” Line presently operates another weekly service known as INDFEX that calls the Nhava Sheva port. The new CIX-2 service will double sailing frequency for Nhava Sheva and add Xingang and Qingdao as direct calling ports.