NYK starts car transport service linking Mexico, North America, and East Asia
NYK announces the start of the “Trans Pacific Express Service” (TPX Service), a car transport service linking Mexico, North America, and East Asia. On January 28, the car carrier Viking Drive departed from Acapulco, Mexico, on the service’s inaugural voyage with finished cars that had been loaded in Mexico and North America. On February 19, the vessel arrived in Yokohama to begin the East Asia off-load, the company said in its press release.
This service is the first nonstop car transport service from the west coast of Mexico to the west coast of North America, and the west coasts of both Mexico and North America to China. NYK will attempt to accommodate demand for the export of finished cars from Mexico, in addition to car logistics for China, where demand for imports is growing.
Details of Trans Pacific Express Service
Vessel particulars - 6,000 – 6,500 units per car carrier (two vessels will be used in this service)
Frequency - One to two sailings per month
Ports and rotation - Acapulco, Lazaro Cardenas (Mexico), Port Hueneme (U.S.), Yokohama, Nagoya (Japan), Pyeongtaek (South Korea), Xingang, Shanghai (PRC)
Date of service start - January 2015
First vessel: Viking Drive (sailed from Acapulco on January 28)
Second vessel: Aphrodite Leader (sailed from Acapulco on February 13)
