“K” Line launches new service for West Africa

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) announced launching of a new service between South Africa and West Africa. The service will enable “K” Line to tap into the growing Asia to West Africa market by linking with its Asia to South Africa service and offer a high quality package to its customers.

The new service will be operated independently by “K” Line and its outline will be as follows:

Port Rotation:  Cape Town (South Africa) – Tema (Ghana) – Lagos (Nigeria) – Cotonou (Benin) – Cape Town

Vessel Deployment: Four (4) x 1000TEU type vessel

Sailing Frequency:  Weekly

The First Sailing:  Beginning of April 2009 at Cape Town

Source: Transportweekly