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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has
started a new direct container service linking
the Indian port of Chennai and the straits to
meet rising demand for cargo transport in the
booming Indian market.
MOL will offer the new service through a joint
operation with Singapore-based Sea Consortium
Pte, Ltd with one container ship provided by
each company said the President of MOL, Akimitsu
Ashida.
The service takes off early this month with
maiden call of mv Karina early this month.
The full rotation of the service covers Penang -
Singapore - Port Klang - Chennai – Penang. The
Chennai direct service also offers one of the
fastest transit times of four days from Port
Klang to Chennai.
This new service will bring the fastest and
stable services from Japan to Chennai port in
Madras by linking to MOL's Japan/Straits
service.
This new service will also connect to MOL's
worldwide service at Singapore, said Ashida.
The Japanese carrier has also upgraded its
services to India linking Nhava Sheva and
Tuticorin port end of last year. The service is
being jointly mounted together with Singapore
based Advance Container Lines (Pte) Ltd and UAE
based Simatech Shipping & Forwarding LLC.
Under the arrangement cargoes will be re-loaded
at mother vessels at Northport in Port Klang.
Shippers in Nhava Sheva using the service can
expect their cargo to reach Tokyo, Kobe and
Yokohama in 17 days and Shimizu and Nagoya bound
cargo from Nhava Sheva in 18 days.
The Straits Express Service covers Singapore,
Port Klang, Nhava Sheva, Colombo, Tuticorin,
Colombo, Port Klang and Singapore. |
