Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has this month upgraded its Asia-US service by replacing 10 of the existing containerships with newly built vessels and adding one more vessel, Seatrade Asia online reports.The Asia-East Coast South America Service (CSW) is now running with 13 containerships, out of which 10 are new 5,600 teu ships.
“Along with the fleet expansion, MOL will begin chartering space to a consortium of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), and Pacific International Line (PIL),” MOL said.
The 91-day port rotation of the CSW service is Xingang, Dalian, Qingdao, Busan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Santos, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Paranagua, Sao Francisco Do Sul, Santos, Rio De Janeiro, Cape Town, Ngqura, Singapore, Hong Kong and back to Xingang.
“Along with the fleet expansion, MOL will begin chartering space to a consortium of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), and Pacific International Line (PIL),” MOL said.
The 91-day port rotation of the CSW service is Xingang, Dalian, Qingdao, Busan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Santos, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Paranagua, Sao Francisco Do Sul, Santos, Rio De Janeiro, Cape Town, Ngqura, Singapore, Hong Kong and back to Xingang.