MOL announces PCX Service changes and PNW/PS1 merger
MOL will implement the following service changes for its PCX service and will merge the PNW/PS1 services into a single loop with the service name PNW, the Company said in a press release.
PCX
The port rotation will not change but calling days (ETA/ETD) will change as per below:
Current:
Ningbo (Mon/Wed) > Shanghai (Wed/Fri) > Kwangyang (Sat/Sat) > Busan (Sat/Sun) > Los Angeles (Thu/Tue) > Oakland (Thu/Fri) > Busan (Fri/Sat) > Kwangyang (Sun/Sun) > Ningbo (Mon/Wed)
New:
Ningbo (Mon/Tue) > Shanghai (Wed/Fri) > Kwangyang (Sat/Sat) > Busan (Sun/Sun) > Los Angeles (Thu/Sun) > Oakland (Mon/Tue) > Busan (Thu/Sat) > Kwangyang (Sat/Sun) > Ningbo (Mon/Tue)
In addition, the nominal capacity of the ships will be changed from 8000 TEU to 6000 TEU.
The changes will become effective from:
Hyundai Tokyo V. 067E ETA Ningbo October 7 and ETA Los Angeles October 24
PNW/PS1
The PNW and PS1 services will be merged into a single loop with the service name PNW. While the port rotation will not change, an additional call is added to the Kaohsiung APL terminal and the calling days (ETA/ETD) will change as per below:
Current:
Kaohsiung (Wed/Thu) > Hong Kong (Fri/Sat) > Yantian (Sat/Sun) > Shanghai (Mon/Tue) > Busan (Thu/Thu) > Tacoma (Mon/Wed) > Seattle (Wed/Thu) > Vancouver (Thu/Sat) > Busan (Fri/Sat) > Kwangyang (Sun/Mon) > Kaohsiung (Wed/Thu)
New:
Kaohsiung (Fri/Fri) > Hong Kong (Sat/Sun) > Yantian (Mon/Mon) > Shanghai (Wed/Thu) > Busan (Fri/Sat) > Tacoma (Tue/Fri) > Seattle (Fri/Sat) > Vancouver (Sat/Mon) > Busan (Sun/Mon) > Kwangyang (Tue/Tue) > Kaohsiung (Fri/Fri)
In addition, the nominal capacity of the ships will change from a total of 12,000 TEU [6000 TEU (PS1) and 6000 TEU (PNW)] to 8000 TEU (New PNW).
The changes will become effective from:
Hyundai Courage V.031E ETA Kaohsiung October 11 and ETA Tacoma October 29
The last vessel on the PS1 service will be the Hyundai Long Beach V. 044E/W with ETA Chiwan October 10 and ETA Seattle October 27.
About MOL
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has the world’s largest ocean shipping fleet. Backed by experience and technologies developed over 128 years, MOL moves today’s global economy. MOL operates specialized bulk carriers for iron ore, coal, and woodchips; tankers that transport crude oil and LNG; car carriers; cruise ships; ferries and coastal liners; and containerships that deliver a variety of finished products as part of the largest and most diverse global network of liner and logistics services. MOL (America) Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MOL.