NYK has decided to expand its service network linking Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. The company's previous service for this area, the Phoenix Service, will be renamed the Phoenix 1 Service, and a new Phoenix 2 Service will be added to provide a more stable transportation network that meets the increasing demand for container transport between Japan and South-East Asia, said a release.

This new service will be independently operated by NYK using three 2,700-TEU containerships and will start towards the end of March. Transit time between Kobe and Laem Chabang will be particularly short”only six days, the fastest in the market, the release highlighted.

NYK will continue its efforts to provide customers with an expanded range of transportation services offering comprehensive coverage and greater service quality, the release emphasised.