MOL¡¯s PSX service calls at Da Chan Bay Terminal One

MOL's Pacific Southwest Express (PSX) service called at Da Chan Bay Terminal One on September 6th, marking the start of weekly calls at this terminal.

The PSX service deploys deploying five 5,600 TEU vessels on the following port rotation: Xiamen > Da Chan Bay Terminal One > Hong Kong > Yantian > Oakland > Los Angeles > Oakland > Tokyo.

This is MOL's second service to call at Da Chan Bay, following its Africa service (ZAX) launched in June 2008.

Situated in the Western Shenzhen Port area of South China, Da Chan Bay Terminal One is a new international container terminal serving the pan-Pearl River Delta cargo catchment areas.  Da Chan Bay Terminal One covers an area of 112 hectares with five berths along its 1,830 metre long 600 metre wide quayside.

The terminal, which is managed by Modern Terminals, opened with its first two berths in December 2007, and three more berths are scheduled for completion this year.  Its current quay depth of 15.5 metres will eventually be dredged to 18 metres to accommodate the world's largest existing and planned container vessels.

Da Chan Bay Terminal One CEO Andrew Milliken commented: MOL is one of the three largest shipping lines in Japan with more than 100 years' history. The Terminal's successful co-operation with MOL is evidence to the market that Da Chan Bay Terminal One is ready to provide full service to customers.