TNWA Adds Two New Port Calls to Its Atlantic Pacific Express Service

    SEOUL, Korea, SINGAPORE and TOKYO, May 10 The New World
Alliance (TNWA), which consists of APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), announced today that shippers will soon have
significantly improved service flexibility with two additional port options
along its Atlantic Pacific Express (APX).
    TNWA has redesigned its APX service to expand transportation service
options between Asia and the United States East Coast via the Panama Canal.
    The new APX port rotation will include the addition of an eastbound call
at the Port of Miami, Florida, and is expected to commence with the sailing of
the APL Panama from Hong Kong on May 26, arriving in Miami on June 22.  In
addition, a fixed-day, weekly call at the South China Port of Chiwan will be
added to the port rotation pending government approval.  This will be the
first time that TNWA has provided service between Chiwan and North America.
    To accommodate the call at Miami and eventually at Chiwan TNWA recently
removed Pusan, South Korea from its APX service rotation and will offer
all-water service between the U.S. East Coast and Pusan via its slot charter
agreement with Evergreen Marine Corp.
    The APX pendulum route will offer the following port rotation:  Chiwan,
Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Kobe, Nagoya, Tokyo, Panama, Miami, Charleston, Norfolk,
New York, Rotterdam, Felixstowe, Le Havre, New York, Norfolk, Charleston,
Panama, Tokyo, Kobe, and back to Chiwan.
    Ray Keene, EVP/COO, MOL (America) Inc. said, "The redesign of our APX
Service expands our customers' transportation options by adding service from
Asia to South Florida and by expanding service between South China and the
United States East Coast.  These deployment changes will enable us to enhance
the transatlantic leg of the pendulum service as well."
    Ed Aldridge, APL's President, Americas, said of the improved APX, "As the
gateway for Latin American trade, Miami is projected to experience dramatic
growth over the next five years.  It will only grow in importance as the hub
for transatlantic and transpacific cargo moving in and out of Latin America.
The addition of Miami to our service profile positions our customers to
capitalize on these anticipated market opportunities."
    "The new APX deployment will also feature more convenient cut-off times
and faster eastbound transit from Hong Kong and Kaohsiung to Panama; 23 days
and 22 days, respectively.  In addition, westbound transit times from the
United States East Coast to Pusan will improve significantly, by close to one
week shorter," said KS Park, Hyundai Merchant Marine America President.
    In all, The New World Alliance operates nine fixed-day weekly services in
the Trans-Pacific.  It also operates two Asia-U.S. East Coast services
together with Evergreen Marine Corporation.  In the Trans-Atlantic and
Asia-Europe trades, TNWA has three and four fixed-day, weekly services,
respectively, including a service dedicated to the Asia-Mediterranean trade.
The three member carriers coordinate some 100 containerships in major
container trades.

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