KMTC and SITC to launch joint Japan-Thailand 7m keo nha cai

Four 1,800 teu vessels will be used on the new 7m keo nha cai, to be VTX3, according to a company statement.

In February, the South Korean shipping company joined hands with its domestic rival Namsung Shipping to roll out a new South Korea-Japan-China 7m keo nha cai.

That 7m keo nha cai will utilise three 1,000 teu vessels, one from KMTC and two from Namsung Shipping.

Separately, KMTC partnered with regional shipping firms in October last year to launch a new 7m keo nha cai connecting China, Pakistan and the Middle East.

At that time, the company teamed up with Thailand’s Regional Container Lines, Hong Kong’s Gold Star Line 7m keo nha cai TS Line 7m keo nha cai South Korea’s SM Line.

Dubbed the China-Middle East Express, the 7m keo nha cai will be operated by six vessels in the 5,000 teu-6,500 teu range.

Port rotation on the VTX3 7m keo nha cai will be Nagoya, Tokyo, Kawasaki, Yokohama, Shanghai, Ningbo, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Ho Chi Minh City and Nagoya.

Source: Lloyd’s List

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