[‘GKX’Far East/Middle East Consortium Operated...]

‘GKX’Far East/Middle East Consortium Operated Jointly by P&O
Containers, NYK and NOL

The ‘GKX’Far East/Middle East consortium operated jointly by P&O
Containers, NYK and NOL is upgrading its product in January 1997. The
weekly 1400 TEU service will add Port Klang in Malaysia and Bahrain
in the Gulf to its current schedule rotation. The new ‘GKX’
schedule proforma will be as follows.
Singapore:Tue/Wed, Jebel Ali:The/Fri, Dammam:Sat/Sun,
Bahrain:Sun/Mon, Karachi:Wed/Fri, Colombo:Wed/Thu, Pt Klang:Sun/Mon,
Singapore:Tue/Wed.
The new Port Kelang call will offer Malaysian shippers an end week
direct sailing to the major Middle East ports. The addition of
Bahrain will improve transits from the Far East and also improve
export transits form Bahrain.
Other Gulf ports such as Bandar Abbas, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Muscat,
Doha and Sharjah will continue to be hubbed over Jebel Ali utilising
fast feeder relay connections timed to coincide with ‘GKX’ berthing
on arrival at Jebel Ali direct from Singapore. Oncarriage and
precarriage in the Far East is provided by the extensive network of
Grand Alliance Europe and Transpacific relay loops.
Vessels operating on the ‘GKX’ service are ‘Dubai Bay’(P&O), ‘
Damman Bay’(P&O), ‘Westermuhlen’(NYK), and ‘NOL Koi’(NOL). All
four vessels are less than 10 years old and offer fast and reliable
transits to shippers and consignees trading in the Far East/Gulf/S.
Asia/Far East markets.