NYK Line Announces Enhancement of New Good Hope Express Service
April 12, 2005
In response to demand from customers for more space, faster transits, and broader port coverage, NYK Line will add a second string to its existing New Good Hope Express Service (NGX) in the trade between Asia/South Africa and the east coast of South America.
String 1 will be run by ten 2,500 TEU vessels and will have following rotation:Nagoya - Yokohama - Pusan - Hong Kong - Singapore - Durban - Santos - Itajai - Paranagua - Santos - Singapore - Hong Kong - Nagoya
String 2 will be operated by ten 1,700 TEU vessels with the following rotation:Shanghai - Ningbo - Keelung - Yantian - Laem Chabang - Singapore - Buenos Aires - Rio Grande - Santos - Sepetiba - Singapore - Hong Kong - Shanghai
The combination of both strings will enhance the scope of directly covered ports by the service and substantially improve transit times to and from key ports. From June 2005 onwards, String 2 will be run on a fortnightly basis, and full implementation of the two-string operation on a weekly fixed-day basis will begin around mid-August 2005.