“K” LINE, YANG MING ADD ASIA/MED SERVICE

“K” LINE, YANG MING ADD ASIA/MED SERVICE

“K” LINE, YANG MING ADD ASIA/MED SERVICE

   From mid-April, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Yang Ming Marine are starting a joint weekly service between the Far East and Mediterranean.

   The “AMX 2” service will use six ships of about 1,950 TEUs, with Yang Ming providing four vessels and “K” Line the other two. The new service will add approximately 100,000 TEUs in annual one-way capacity to the Asia/Mediterranean trade.

   The port rotation for the “AMX 2” service is Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Said, Genoa, Livorno, Port Said, Jeddah, Singapore and Hong Kong.

   COSCO Container Lines, Hanjin Shipping and Senator Lines — fellow members of the CKYHS alliance alongside “K” Line and Yang Ming — are not participating in the new “AMX 2” service.