“K” Line, MOL provide details of New Andes link
“K” Line, MOL provide details of New Andes link
Japanese ocean carriers “K” Line and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced today details of their joint weekly Asia/Mexico/West Coast South America service due to start April.
The first sailing of the New Andes Service, which replaces the two carriers’ former vessel sharing agreement with A.P. Moller-acquired P&O Nedlloyd, will be made by the vessel “Cielo D’ Europe” when it departs Chiwan April 8.
The New Andes Service will use nine 2,000-TEU ships — five from “K” Line and four from MOL — and have a port rotation of: Keelung; Chiwan; Hong Kong; Xiamen; Shanghai; Qingdao (fortnightly); Busan; Manzanillo, Mexico; Buenaventura; Guayaquil; Callao; Iquique; Valparaiso; Lirquen; Yokohama and back to Keelung.
“New Andes will be the first service that offers direct link from Xiamen and Qingdao to West Coast South America ports,” the carriers said in a joint statement.