January 26, 2009 is the launch date for Mitsui OSK Lines’ new independent service on the Asia-East Coast South America trade. This follows the planned dissolution of the current joint service with Pacific International Line (PIL). The line will replace some of the current 3 000 teu vessels with larger and faster ships, but ports and transit times will remain unchanged. Port rotation will be: Kobe – Yokohama – Nagoya – Pusan – Shanghai – Yantian – Hong Kong – Singapore – Santos – Buenos Aires – Montevideo – Paranagua – Sao Francisco do Sul – Santos – Rio de Janeiro – Cape Town – Port Elizabeth – Singapore – Hong Kong – Kobe.
