MOL to continue Asia/South Africa/West Africa service
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said it will replace its existing joint service with P&O Nedlloyd in the Asia/South Africa/West Africa trade with a new loop starting in the first week of December.
The WA1 service will deploy seven 1,800-TEU ships and have a sailing frequency of every 10 days. The port rotation will be: Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Louis, Tamatave (to be confirmed), Durban, Tema, Lagos, Lome, Durban, Port Louis, Colombo (to be confirmed), Singapore and back to Hong Kong.
MOL’s existing WACCON/WA1 joint service with P&O Nedlloyd uses 10 ships with an average sailing frequency of every seven days. The port rotation is: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Durban, Lome, Lagos, Lome, Tema, Abidjan, Durban, Colombo, Singapore and Shanghai.
MOL also takes space on Pacific International Lines’ Asia South Africa (ASA) service.
MOL to continue Asia/South Africa/West Africa service