New joint container service in the Southwestern Asia trade /09 Mar 2001/

COSCO Container Lines (COSCON), Shanghai
Evergreen Marine Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. (EMC), Taipei
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisya Ltd. (“K” Line), Tokyo
Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad (MISC) Kuala Lumpur

are pleased to announce the inauguration of a new joint container service between Southwestern Asia (Sri Lanka and India) and Europe effective from March 2001.

The service will offer a fixed day week sailing with 6 vessels ranging from 2.300 TEU to 2.700 TEU. The intended ports of call for this service are as follows:

• Colombo (Wednesday/Thursday)
• Nhava Sheva (Saturday/Sunday)
• Port Said (Monday/Tuesday)
• U.K. port (Tuesday/Wednesday)
• Hamburg (Thursday/Thursday)
• Antwerp (Saturday/Saturday)
• Port Said (Sunday/Monday)
• Colombo (Wednesday)

Agents in Antwerp: Eiffe, div. of Ahlers Bridge N.V.

For more info please contact:
Mr Koen Roeyers, tel +32 35437337 koen.roeyers(at)ahlers.com
Mr Robert De Bock, tel +32 35437607 robert.de.bock(at)ahlers.com