The new ALEX service will consolidate NYK's current ALEX-1 and ALEX-2 loops into one single loop as follows:
<ALEX> 77 Days Round, 11 x 5,600 – 6,500 TEU Nominal Vessels, Weekly Service
Port Rotation: Keelung – Hong Kong – Da Chan Bay – Xiamen – Shanghai – Ningbo – Pusan – Manzanillo – Callao – Iquique – Valparaiso – Lirquen – Callao – Manzanillo – Tokyo – Keelung
The first sailing will depart from Keelung on April 26, 2012.
The ports of Honolulu, Buenaventura, and Guayaquil, which were part of ALEX-2, will now be served through the shipping company's new services.
Buenaventura and Guayaquil will be a part of NYK's new MSX (Mexico South America Express) service with transshipment in Manzanillo (Mexico) and Callao. The details of this shuttle service are as follows:
<MSX> 21 Days Round, 3 x 2,100 TEU Nominal Vessels, Weekly Service
Port Rotation: Manzanillo – Buenaventura – Callao – Guayaquil – Manzanillo
The first sailing will depart from Manzanillo on May 26, 2012.
Honolulu will be served by the new AHX (Asia Hawaii Express) service.
Additionally, shipments linking Asia with the west coast of Central America will continue to be offered through our MAREX-Neo service via transshipment in Manzanillo (Mexico).