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April 27, 2005
MOL Opens 3rd Loop in Japan-Thailand Service
Adds new calls at Ho Chi Minh City and Shanghai
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL,
President:
Akimitsu Ashida) today announced a
major
upgrade of its intra-Asia liner service
in
response to rising demand in the regional
container shipping market.
The third loop in MOL's Japan-Thailand
service,
called "CBC," starts as a
joint
service with Singapore-based RCL Feeder
Pte.
Ltd. and Hong Kong-based SITC Container
Lines
Co. Ltd. The service will use three
1,000-TEU
class containerships.
■ Rotation
Laem Chabang (Tue/Tue)- Bangkok (Wed/Thu)-Laem
Chabang (Thu/Thu)-Ho Chi Minh City
(Sat/Sun)-Nagoya
(Sat/Sat)- Tokyo (Sun/Sun)-Yokohama
(Sun/Mon)-Shanghai
(Wed/Thu)-Laem Chabang (Tue/Tue)
■ Start of Service
Ganta Bhum, arriving in Bangkok on
May 11
■ Impact of New Service
The addition of "CBC"to the
existing
two loops ("CBE" and "CBW")
will improve MOL's intra-Asia service
network
in the following ways:
1. Top Frequency in Japan-Thailand
Trade
with 3 Sailings per Week
Frequency in the Japan-Thailand trade
increases
from two to three sailings per week.
2. Nagoya's First Rotation
The existing CBE and CBW services make
their
first calls in Japan at Tokyo and Osaka,
providing the fastest transit time
to each
port (eight days and seven days, respectively).
"CBC"calls at Nagoya first
and
significantly shortens transit time
from
Thailand to Nagoya.
Laem Chabang-Nagoya 8 days (currently
13 days by CBE)
Bangkok- Nagoya 9 days
(currently
11 days by CBE)
3. Shorter Transit Time from Tokyo/Yokohama
to Thailand
The third loop also shortens transit
time
from Tokyo/Yokohama to Thailand.
Tokyo/Yokohama -Laem Chabang 9
days/8
days (currently 10 days by CBE)
Tokyo/Yokohama -Bangkok 10
days/9 days (currently 11 days by CBE)
4. New Direct Service Linking Ho Chi
Minh
City and Japan
The third loop now provides service
from
Ho Chi Minh City to Japan.
Transit time
Ho Chi Minh City-Nagoya 6
days
Ho Chi Minh City-Tokyo/Yokohama
7
days
5. New Direct Service from Shanghai
to Thailand
The third loop also provides new direct
service
from Shanghai to Thailand.
Transit time
Shanghai -Laem Chabang 5
days
Shanghai - Bangkok
6 days
6. MOL's Intra -Asia network for Thai
market
continues to expand
The new service marks another expansion
in
MOL's intra-Asia network serving the
Thai
market, with three loops to Japan,
as well
as links to a wider range of origins
and
destinations throughout Southeast Asia.
< Transit time examples: To Thailand>
| To/From |
Pusan |
Shanghai |
Shekou |
Hong Kong |
Ho Chi Minh City |
Manila |
Jakarta |
| Bangkok |
7 days |
6 days |
6 days |
6 days |
2 days |
5 days |
7 days |
| Laem Chabang |
6 days |
5 days |
7 days |
7 days |
3 days |
4 days |
8 days |
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