Partner of the G6 Alliance of carriers
A state-run container terminal in Sri Lanka’s Colombo port has won back Japan’s NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) Line, which is a partner of the G6 Alliance of carriers formed last December.
The 8,200 TEU vessel ‘MV NYK Virgo’, operated by G6 Alliance partner NYK Line had its inaugural call at the Jaye Container Terminal (JCT) of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), on March 18, a statement said.
The G6 Alliance, serving the Asia-to-Europe-and-Mediterranean market, is composed of the carriers in the Grand Alliance and New World Alliance: APL, Hapag-Lloyd AG, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line.
Nihal Kappetipola, Managing Director of the SLPA said improved terminal efficiency with new cranes and computer systems had helped it win back NYK Line,”This has been evidenced by the G6 Alliance with the lead line NYK coming back to the state-run JCT after 10 years.”
The service calls Colombo under the following voyage rotation: Kaohsiung – Xiamen – South China – Hong Kong – Singapore – Colombo – Southampton – Antwerp – Hamburg – Rotterdam – Jebel Ali – Singapore – South China – Kaohsiung.
The statement said the SLPA has a 53.9 percent market share of the total 4,262,887 twenty-foot equivalent container units handled at the Port of Colombo in 2011 and the privately-owned South Asia Gateway Terminals the balance 46.1 percent.
Source: Lanka Business Online
