Maersk Line launched IA-3

Maersk Line announced the introduction of a new Intra-Asia service, the IA-3. This service will connect the ports of Kaohsiung, Xiamen, and Hong Kong with Maersk Line's Southeast Asian hub port of Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia and Singapore.

Maersk Line will deploy two 4,000 TEU vessels in the new Intra-Asia service. The IA-3 will provide our customers with a fast pre-carriage service to hub ports and direct access to our global network. With the PANAMAX sized vessels on the IA-3 service, Maersk Line is scaled to grow in line with our customers' business.

The first sailing on the IA-3 service will be Maersk Brooklyn departing Hong Kong on 4 March 2008. The transit time north as well as south bound is 7 days and the rotations are as follows:

- IA-3 North bound: Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), Singapore, Hong Kong (China), Kaohsiung

(Taiwan), and Xiamen (China).

- IA-3 South bound: Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Xiamen (China), Hong Kong (China), Tanjung Pelepas

(Malaysia), and Singapore.

Maersk Line's Intra-Asia services also include the IA-2 service with three 2,900 TEU vessels, offering an extremely fast connection between Thailand and various ports in Japan.

Source:TransportWeekly