OOCL announced today details of the newly modified STX (Setouchi / Taiwan Express) service. This newly reinforced service offers fixed day weekly direct services between Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong in a two-loop operation, making calls to niche ports in the Setouchi region of Japan.
The first sailings by ‘m/v Tokyo Glory 038N’ will arrive Hong Kong on 11th May 2004 to be phased into Loop-A, while ‘m/v ACX IYO 001N’ will arrive at Kaohsiung on 13th May 2004 to be phased into Loop-B.
The new service starts with Loop-A calling at Kaohsiung (Thursday), Senboku (Sunday), Osaka (Monday), Mizushima (Tuesday), Matsuyama (Tuesday), Tokuyama (Wednesday), Hiroshima (Wednesday), Nakonoseki (Thursday), Keelung (Saturday), and back to Kaohsiung (Sunday), while Loop-B will be calling at Kaohsiung (Sunday), Shibushi (Wednesday), Kokura (Thursday), Tokuyama (Friday), Hong Kong (Tuesday), and back to Kaohsiung (Thursday).
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd (OOCL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. OOCL, headquartered in Hong Kong, is an international container transport and logistics service provider. Linking Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, the company offers transportation services to all major east/west trading economies of the world. OOCL is one of the leading international carriers serving China, providing a full range of logistics and transportation services throughout the country. It is also an industry leader in the use of information technology and e-commerce to manage the entire cargo process. Website: www.oocl.com
