“K” Line, CSCL and Hapag-Lloyd Join Forces

7/3/2010 9:40:21 AM

“K” Line, China Shipping, and Hapag-Lloyd are teaming up on a new direct service from Asia to West Africa.   “K” Line said the new service will replace its current feeder service from South Africa to West Africa using transshipment from Far East to South Africa.   The three carriers will deploy eight 2,500-TEU vessels, with “K” Line providing three, China Shipping four, and the remaining one vessel coming from Hapag-Lloyd.   The service will have a 70-day round trip voyage on the following rotation: Shanghai, Ningbo, Xiamen, Shekou, Port Kelang, Durban (South Africa), Tema (Ghana), Lome (Togo), Cotonou (Benin), Tincan Island (Nigeria), Durban, Port Kelang and back to Shanghai.   The service will start with the departure of the “CSCL Montevideo” from Shanghai on July 21.   The Journal of Commerce Online

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