The liner carrier NYK Line said in an operational update last week its volume on the eastbound transpacific rose 17 percent year-on-year in April.
The line carried 55,000 TEUs on the headhaul transpacific during the month, compared to 47,000 TEUs in the same month in 2011. April is the first month of NYK’s fiscal year.
On the headhaul Asia-Europe lane, volume was virtually identical in April to the same month in 2011 – 43,000 TEUs.
In late April, NYK announced operating losses of $524 million in its latest fiscal year. It’s eastbound transpacific volume for the year grew 2 percent to 650,000 TEUs, while westbound Asia-Europe volume was 496,000 TEUs, unchanged from the previous fiscal year. – Eric Johnson
NYK’s TP volumes rise in April
