FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM's Intra-Asia short sea specialist, CNC and the Port Promotion Division, Department of Public Works of the Kochi Prefecture Government has inaugurated the Nine Provinces Feeder (NPF) service at the port of Kochi in Japan
FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM's Intra-Asia short sea specialist, CNC and the Port Promotion Division, Department of Public Works of the Kochi Prefecture Government has inaugurated the Nine Provinces Feeder (NPF) service at the port of Kochi in Japan. 'One of only two non-domestic services to Kochi today, NPF makes a choice shipping alternative for exporters from the Prefecture,' CNS said in a statement.
The first NPF voyage to Kochi has delivered fertilizers, textile, metal, pulp and paper, and animal feed that are heading to the commercial and industrial zone of the Prefecture.
From the port of Kochi, Kochi-manufactured tractors, slack lime, paperboard, silicon and wood products will be loaded on the NPF service to Busan, Korea to be transshipped to their import markets across Asia and to England.
The weekly NPF service sails the Japan-Korea sea corridor, saving shippers from having to move cargo on trucks to and from a main seaport in Japan. As the NPF service stands out an efficient and more sustainable transportation, the regular service also brings certainty to shippers' supply chains in Kochi.
The feeder service promises a fast 3-day Kochi-Busan transit. Export containers from Japan will be transshipped from Busan within Asia via CNC's service network; and globally through CMA CGM's shipping network.
The weekly NPF connects the ports of Japan and Korea with a service rotation of Busan, Hakata, Shibushi, Hososhima, Kochi, Oita, Moji, Hakata and returning to Busan.
Hideki Uchida president of CMA CGM Japan said: 'CNC's NPF service will be synonymous with efficiency, fast transit time and access to market connectivity which are highly valued by our customers in Kochi. As part of the CMA CGM Group, we are committed to continually deliver in better ways, facilitating global trade and taking cargo to places.'
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