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Yang Ming Launches Japan-Thailand Service

August 29, 2019

Taiwanese ocean shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation enhances its Intra-Asia service network by launching a new Japan–Thailand service (JT1) effective from September 11th, 2019.

The JT1 service will call at Shimizu, Tokyo, Yokohama, Pusan, Laem Chabang. It will directly link Laem Chabang with Japanese ports and Pusan.

The new weekly service will be added to Yang Ming’s network through a space swap program with Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd.

With the launch of JT1 complementing the existing two Japan–Thailand services, JTC and JTX, Yang Ming will provide customers with more convenient and reliable services between Japan and Thailand.

Yang Ming will also launch a new service, East India and North Europe Express (code: IEX). The first voyage will begin from Vizag on Oct 26th 2019.

The new service is jointly operated by Yang Ming, COSCO SHIPPING Lines, Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express(ONE), and OOCL with a fleet of nine 6,500 TEU vessels.

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