The IPA opens a new container route between the Port of Incheon and
Thailand/Vietnam


On August 16, the Incheon Port Authority (IPA) announced that a
regular container route ‘Thailand-Vietnam Services (TVX)’ launched
by five shipping companies – Namsung Shipping, Dongjin Shipping, Pan
Continental Shipping, Pan Ocean and CK Line – was newly opened.

Starship Pegasus (1,800 TEU) provided for the TVX entered the
Incheon New Port SNCT early in the morning on August 16 for the first
time. Starship Pegasus is one of the three ships operated for the
TVX. The three ships (1,800 TEU) will be operated by Namsung
Shipping, Dongjin Shipping and Pan Continental Shipping for 9 months.
After that, they would be operated by Pan Ocean and CK Line for
another 9 months.

The TVX route is Incheon-Gwangyang-Busan-Ho Chi Minh-Laem Chabang-
Bangkok-Laem Chabang-Ho Chi Minh-Incheon. It will be operated weekly.

The route is identical with the existing NTX route (Incheon-
Pyeongtaek-Gwangyang-Busan-Ho Chi Minh-Laem Chabang-Bangkok-Laem
Chabang-Ho Chi Minh-Incheon). However, the difference is that the NTX
enters the Port of Incheon on weekend while the TVX arrives in the
port during weekdays. As demand for Thailand/Vietnam increases among
the shippers in the capital region, a dense service network has been
established.

The IPA also explained that since the TVX is operated by five
shipping companies, it can reduce operating costs and add a new
shipping route.

Kim Yeong-guk, IPA Global Marketing Team Manager, said “We are
going to make our best efforts to provide the container services of
the Port of Incheon including the new service in a secure and stable
fashion”.

Meanwhile, the Port of Incheon now has 48 regular lines including
the new TVX route. The Southeast Asia line calls to the Port of
Incheon 27 times a week with a total of 27 routes.