Modification of Japan/Asia - North America West Coast Service 09/03/2010 "K" LINE, a member of CKYH Alliance (COSCON, "K" LINE, Yang Ming, Hanjin Shipping) will make modifications to its Japan/Asia - North America West Coast services in April 2010. "K" LINE, a member of CKYH Alliance (COSCON, "K" LINE, Yang Ming, Hanjin Shipping) will make modifications to its Japan/Asia -North America West Coast services in April 2010. In this modification, two service loops will become joint operations with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), a member of The New World Alliance (APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines), aiming at more stable and reliable service. Both service loops are presently  part of CKYH Alliance and will continue to be a part of CKYH Alliance after the changes in April. The details of service are as follows: 1. PSW-3 3700-3850teu vessel x 5 (2 vessels operated by "K" LINE, 3 vessels by MOL) Port Rotation: Kobe (Tue/Wed) - Nagoya (Thu/Thu) - Shimizu (Fri/Fri) - Tokyo (Sat/Sat) - Long Beach/Los Angeles (Tue/Sun) - Oakland (Tue/Wed) - Tokyo (Mon/Mon) - Kobe (Tue) Reference: Current PSW-3: 3400teu vessel x 5 (All vessels operated by "K" LINE) Shanghai - Kobe - Yokkaichi - Nagoya - Tokyo - Long Beach - Oakland - Tokyo - Nagoya - Shanghai 2. K-PNW 5200teu vessel x 6 (5 vessels operated by "K" LINE, 1 vessel by MOL) Port Rotation: Xiamen (Thu/Thu) - Hong Kong (Fri/Fri) - Yantian (Sat/Sat) - Shanghai (Mon/Tue) - Nagoya (Thu/Thu) - Tokyo (Fri/Fri) - Tacoma (Sun/Wed) - Vancouver (Wed/Thu) - Tokyo (Mon/Tue) - Nagoya (Wed/Thu) - Kobe (Fri/Fri) - Kaohsiung (Mon/Mon) - Xiamen (Thu) Reference: Current K-PNW: 3400teu vessels x 6 (All vessels operated by "K" LINE) Xiamen - Hong Kong - Yantian - Shanghai - Nagoya - Tokyo - Tacoma - Vancouver - Kobe - Tokyo - Nagoya - Kaohsiung - Xiamen 3. Commencing voyage: PSW-3    Venice Bridge, ETD Kobe April 7th PNW       Bremen Bridge, ETD Xiamen April 8th Above changes are subject to regulatory filing and approval as necessary. For further information, please contact: Fumiyoshi Sato Manager, Planning Team, Containerships Strategy Group Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. Tel: +81-3-3595-5341 Fax: +81-3-3595-5288 Click to go back to the News Index