Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. - MOL - announced a new independent service on the Asia-East Coast South America trade starting in January 2009.
The current joint service with Pacific International Line (PIL) will be dissolved.

By replacing some of current 3,000 TEU class vessels with larger and faster ships, MOL will provide stable cargo capacity and higher schedule integrity to meet customer demand.

Calling ports and transit times remain unchanged from the existing service.

Service Outline

Number of ships 11 (5 x 3,000 TEUs and 6 x 4,250 TEUs)
Frequency Fixed-day weekly

Calling Ports

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

Start of Service January 26, 2009 sailing from Kobe