MOL Enhances Asia-East Coast South America Service (CSW)

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) yesterday announced an upgrade to its Asia-East Coast South America Service (CSW). From July 2011 through 2012,
MOL will launch a total of 10 new 5,600 TEU containerships and replace with our currently-operated vessels. The newbuilding ships will adopt a new wide-beam and shallow-draft design, featuring high loading capacity and compatibility with shallow-draft ports in South America, as well as superior fuel efficiency.
Moreover, effective July 2011, MOL will assign an additional ship to CSW with a total of 13 ships, which allows sufficient time and enhance the schedule stability with a revised schedule.
Along with the fleet expansion, MOL will begin chartering space to a consortium of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line), Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. (HMM), and Pacific International Line (PIL).()
MOL is constantly working to offer efficient, high-quality services and reliable schedules to meet a wide variety of customer needs.
• Main specifications of 5,600TEU newbuilding containerships
Capacity: 71,407mt
Length: 275.1m
Breadth: 40m
Draft: 14.00m
Shipyard: Hyundai Samho Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (South Korea)
• New CSW service rotation (13 ships, 91 days turnaround)
Xingang (Wed/Wed), Dalian (Thu/Fri), Qingdao (Sat/Sat), Pusan (Mon/Mon),
Shanghai (Fri/Sat), Hong Kong (Mon/Mon), Singapore (Fri/Sat), Santos (Sat/Sun),
Buenos Aires (Tue/Wed), Montevideo (Thu/Thu), Paranagua (Sun/Sun),
Sao Francisco Do Sul (Mon/Mon), Santos (Tue/Wed), Rio De Janeiro (Thu/Fri),
Cape Town (Sat/Sun), Ngqura (Mon/Tue), Singapore (Thu/Fri),
Hong Kong (Wed/Wed) and Xingang (Wed).
() Start of chartering space to the consortium: Departure of MOL Distinction from Shanghai on July 9, 2011
Source: Mol