NYK upgrades its Asia - Latin America trades

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NYK announced the upgrade of its ALEX (Asia Latin America Express) service linking Asia with Mexico and the west coast of South America.

The new ALEX service will consolidate the company’s current ALEX-1 and ALEX-2 loops into a single loop as follows:

▲ ALEX

* 77 Days Round, 11 x 5,600 – 6,500 TEU Nominal Vessels, Weekly Service
* Port Rotation: Keelung – Hong Kong – Da Chan Bay – Xiamen – Shanghai – Ningbo – Pusan – Manzanillo – Callao – Iquique – Valparaiso – Lirquen – Callao – Manzanillo – Tokyo – Keelung

The first sailing will depart from Keelung on April 26, 2012.

The ports of Honolulu, Buenaventura, and Guayaquil, which were part of ALEX-2, will now be served through new services.

Buenaventura and Guayaquil will be a part of the company’s new MSX (Mexico South America Express) service with transshipment in Manzanillo (Mexico) and Callao. The details of this shuttle service are as follows:

▲ MSX

* 21 Days Round, 3 x 2,100 TEU Nominal Vessels, Weekly Service
* Port Rotation: Manzanillo – Buenaventura – Callao – Guayaquil – Manzanillo

The first sailing will depart from Manzanillo on May 26, 2012.

Honolulu will be served by the company’s new AHX (Asia Hawaii Express) service. Additionally, shipments linking Asia with the west coast of Central America will continue to be offered through the company’s MAREX-Neo service via transshipment in Manzanillo (Mexico). < Korea Shipping Gazette >