MOL to Launch Independent Asia-East Coast South America Service

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31 Oct 2008

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. yesterday announced a new independent service on the Asia-East Coast South America trade starting in January 2009. The current joint service with Pacific International Line (PIL) will be dissolved. 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.
Service Outline
      Number of ships   11 (5 x 3,000 TEUs and 6 x 4,250 TEUs)
      Frequency   Fixed-day weekly
      Calling Ports
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
      Start of Service
January 26, 2009 sailing from Kobe

Source: MOL