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September 20, 2005
MOL to Launch India/Pakistan-South/East Africa
Service
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL, President:
Akimitsu Ashida) today announced plans to
launch a liner route linking India, Pakistan,
the Middle East and South/East Africa.
The new service, slated to begin in
December,
will offer fixed-day weekly service
with
six containerships, in partnership
with Singapore-based
Pacific International Line (PIL) and
Mauritius-based
Laurel Navigation Ltd. (LNL). Each
company
will provide two ships.
The move allows MOL to provide more
stable
cargo capacity compared to the former
service
offered via Singapore. At the same
time,
it significantly shortens transit times,
improving competitiveness and more
effectively
meeting customer needs.
What's more, linking this new service with
other routes allows MOL to offer many of
the industry's fastest transit times between
India, Pakistan and the Middle East, and
the east coast of South America, West Africa
and Indian Ocean islands, with Durban as
a hub port.
Outline of New Service
| Number of ships |
Six 850 TEU-class containerships (two MOL-operated) |
| Frequency |
Fixed-day weekly |
| Calling ports |
Karachi - Nhava Sheva - Jebel Ali - Mombasa
- Dar es Salaam - Durban-Dar es Salaam-Mombasa-Karachi. |
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