Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, announced the upgrade of its Asia/South Africa/South America East Coast (CSW) service and the opening of a new Asia/South Africa route (ZAX) as follows.

Upgrade of Asia/South Africa/South America East Coast (CSW) service The company will discontinue calls at Durban on the outward voyage of the CSW weekly service and begin direct service from Asia to the east coast of South America in April.

The upgrade will offer more stable scheduling and faster transit times by eliminating calls at Durban, where port congestion is a constant issue. At the same time, the company will increase space for cargo bound from Asia to the South American east coast, in response to rising demand in that market.

MOL operates the CSW service jointly with Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd (PIL).

[New CSW Service Calling Ports]

Kobe - Yokohama - Nagoya - Pusan - Shanghai - Yantian - Hong Kong - Singapore - Santos - Buenos Aires - Montevideo - Sao Francisco do Sul - Paranagua- Santos - Rio de Janeiro - Cape Town -Port Elizabeth - Singapore - Hong Kong - Kobe.