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“K” Line, MOL to jointly launch two new loops to West Coast

Japan’s container-shipping competitors "K" Line and MOL, members of two different carrier alliances, announced they would launch two joint rotations from Asia to the northern and southern U.S. West Coast in early April.

The new PSW-3 service launches April 7 with the sailing of the Venice Bridge from Kobe, the lines said in a statement.

The service will utilize five 3,700-3,850 TEU vessels - two by "K" Line, and three by MOL. The rotation will be Kobe (Tue/Wed), Nagoya (Thu/Thu), Shimizu (Fri/Fri), Tokyo (Sat/Sat), Long Beach-Los Angeles (Tue/Sun), Oakland (Tue/Wed), Tokyo (Mon/Mon) and Kobe (Tue).

As of April 8, the Bremen Bridge sails from Xiamen, the K-PNW service will utilize six 5,200-TEU vessels - five from "K" Line, and one from MOL. The rotation will be Xiamen (Thu/Thu), Hong Kong (Fri/Fri), Shenzhen-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) and Xiamen (Thu).  

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