| July 1, 2010 |
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| "K" Line Launches New Direct Service from Far East to West Africa |
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| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd ("K" Line) is pleased to announce the launch
of a new direct service from Far East to West Africa. |
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| "K" Line presently provides a feeder service from South Africa to West
Africa using transshipment from Far East to South Africa. This new service
will provide a faster transit time with direct service from Far East to
West Africa which will be jointly operated by "K" Line, China Shipping,
and Hapag-Lloyd. |
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| A total of eight vessels will be deployed with "K" Line deploying 3 vessels,
China Shipping providing 4 vessels, and the remaining 1 vessel coming from
Hapag-Lloyd covering a 70-day round voyage. |
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| Details of the service are as follows:- |
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| Vessel Deployment: |
| Eight (8) x 2500 TEU type vessel |
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| Port Rotation: |
| Shanghai - Ningbo - Xiamen - Shekou - Port Kelang - Durban (South Africa)
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| Tema (Ghana) - Lome (Togo) - Cotonou (Benin) - Tincan Island (Nigeria)
- Durban - |
| Port Kelang - Shanghai |
| 70 days round voyage |
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| Commencement voyage: |
| M/V "CSCL Montevideo", departing Shanghai on July 21st, 2010 |
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| For further information, please contact: |
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| Fumiyoshi Sato |
| Manager, Planning Team, Containerships Strategy Group |
| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. |
| Tel: +81-3-3595-5341 Fax: +81-3-3595-5288 |
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