APL starts new Vietnam-Thailand feeder

APL starts new Vietnam-Thailand feeder    APL on Wednesday said it will start at the end of October an intra-Asia service connecting Japan, Thailand and Vietnam with Taiwan and Pearl River Delta ports in southern China.
   The JTV service is designed to link emerging manufacturing locations in Thailand and Vietnam to APL's global mainline services connecting in Hong Kong and Kaohsiung.
   'Shippers can also tap into the Philippines market with faster connections via Kaohsiung,' the carrier said.
   APL will operate three 1,200-TEU ships on the service, with a rotation of Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Chiwan, Hong Kong, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City, Kaohsiung and Tokyo.
   “The JTV caters to customer demand for more short-sea services in the dynamic intra-Asia market,' said Jason Wong, APL vice president for intra-Asia. 'The new service will support a trading circle encompassing key origins and destinations ranging from South East and East Asia to North Asia. Manufactured and component goods, as well as refrigerated fresh produce can now move more quickly and reliably within Asia.”