MISC and OOCL announce enhancements in their Coordinated services in Europe
Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) today announced the following changes in their Coordinated Service between ports in Europe. These enhancements are a response to customers demand and will create new opportunities whilst maintaining a high level of schedule reliability and quality. The service rotations are designed to provide optimum relay links with services to and from Asia and North America. They are also constructed to meet the growing demand for intra European traffic.
The five MISC/OOCL vessels currently providing the Iberia Scan Express (ISX) and Scan Baltic Express (SBX) Services will be deployed in the following three services:
ISX. MISC's 736 Teu vessels, "Bunga Mas 9" and "Bunga Mas 10" will offer customers a fixed-day weekly sailing between Gothenburg - Rotterdam - Southampton - Bilbao - Leixoes - Lisbon - Bilbao - Southampton - Rotterdam - Larvik - Gothenburg.
SBX1. OOCL's - 860 Teu ice-class vessels, "OOCL Neva and will provide a fixed-day weekly sailing between Rotterdam - Gdansk - Hamina - St Petersburg - Hamburg - Grangemouth - Antwerp - Rotterdam.
SBX2. OOCL' s 600 Teu ice-class vessel, "OOCL Narva" will provide a weekly service between Hamburg - St Petersburg - Gdansk - Hamburg.
The first sailings of the new services are :
ISX - "Bunga Mas 9" departing Larvik Feb 5th
SBX1 - "OOCL Neva" departing Grangemouth Feb 2nd
SBX2 - "OOCL Narva" departing Hamburg Feb 24th
The new rotations will create more coverage of the growing market to and from Russia. New direct calls in Grangemouth (Scotland) and Larvik (Norway) will create additional opportunities in these markets.
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 trading economies of the world. Internet web site: www.oocl.com
MISC, based in Kuala Lumpur, is the leading national shipping line of Malaysia. With a modern and well-diversified fleet of 124 vessels and a combined tonnage of more than 4.6 million DWT, MISC offers a variety of shipping options for specific trade needs, namely Liner, Integrated Logistics, LNG, Petroleum, Chemical Tanker and Dry Bulk. MISC Liner Services operates its 30 container vessels in various parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Oceania, from its three (3) Regional Offices in Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo and London. With over 30 years experience in the liner trade, MISC offers clients reliable cargo deliveries to more than 70 points-of sales in over 40 countries around the world. Internet web site : www.misc-bhd.com
