Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced a proforma adjustment to its Latin East Coast Europe Express (LUX) service intended to improve schedule reliability, stability and overall service performance.
The company said the revised rotation will take effect from the M/V NYK Diana /N, replacing the current sequence with a new one that maintains the Europe–Latin America loop while introducing changes to South American port calls.
The current rotation includes: Rotterdam, Felixstowe, Hamburg, Antwerp, Lisbon, Algeciras, Santos, Paranagua, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Itapoa, Paranagua, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Algeciras and Rotterdam.
The new rotation will be: Rotterdam, Felixstowe, Hamburg, Antwerp, Lisbon, Algeciras, Paranagua, Santos, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Itajai, Paranagua, Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Algeciras and Rotterdam.
According to ONE, the last vessel operating the original rotation and calling Itapoa will be the M/V Brooklyn Bridge /N, and the first vessel operating the new rotation and calling Itajai will be the M/V NYK Diana /N.
Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. is a global container shipping company formed through the integration of the liner businesses of three Japanese carriers: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK). The company is headquartered in Singapore and operates international container transport services across major trade lanes.
