MOL (America) Inc. has announced that the America’s Coast West (ACW) service will begin calling Philadelphia. The new port rotation will begin by departing Valparaiso on November 12, 2014. As a result of this strategic new port call designed especially for refrigerated cargo, customers will enjoy the following benefits: Direct weekly coverage between the West Coast South America and the United States East Coast (no transshipment will be needed) for seasonal refrigerated cargo with discharge at the Packer Avenue Terminal Strong refrigerated lift capability to meet refrigerated plug demands during the busy fruit shipment period and ample equipment positioned to meet the demand, including high-cube refrigerated containers and gensets Continued reliable fixed-day on-time performance capability Please refer to the attached service profile for a route map and scheduled transit times. Port Rotation: Valparaiso (Wed/Thu) – Callao (Sun/Mon) – Buenaventura (Fri/Fri) – Balboa, Panama (Sun/Mon) – Manzanillo (Mon/Tue) – Jacksonville (Fri/Sat) – New York (Mon/Mon) – Philadelphia (Wed/Wed) – Charleston (Sat/Sat) – Miami (Mon/Mon) – Manzanillo (Fri/Fri) - Balboa, Panama (Sat/Sun) – Buenaventura (Mon/Mon) – Callao (Sat/Sat) – Valparaiso (Wed/Thu) Transit Times: The following table highlights some of the key transit times (# of days) from the West Coast South America to the United States East Coast:
Commencement: Northbound: From “APL Indonesia v.044”, departing Valparaiso on November 12, 2014 Southbound: From “APL Indonesia v.044”, departing Philadelphia on December 3, 2014