Mitsui OSK Lines says its current joint service with Pacific International Line (PIL) will be dissolved. The major Japanese carrier has announced a new independent service on the Asia-East Coast South America trade starting in January 2009.
In a statement MOL says: “By replacing some of current 3,000 TEU 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 fixed-day, weekly service will employ five 3,000 TEU and six 4,250 TEU vessels on the following rotation: 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.
In a statement MOL says: “By replacing some of current 3,000 TEU 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 fixed-day, weekly service will employ five 3,000 TEU and six 4,250 TEU vessels on the following rotation: 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.