The Port of Laem Chabang, Thailand, will soon add links to Los Angeles and Oakland.
The New World Alliance (TNWA), which includes shipping lines Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), APL and Hyundai Merchant Marine, is adding the Thai port of Laem Chabang to its Pacific Southwest Express (PSX) service to provide a freight container link between Thailand and the ports of Los Angeles and Oakland, CA. The new service will be available starting on the 15th of March.
In addition to this change, MOL today announced service changes in its Japan – U.S. West Coast and Canada service with a joint operation by MOL and “K” LINE. Starting on April 7th, the “JAS” service will be a shuttle service between Japan and Los Angeles / Oakland with five ships. It will provide faster transit times from the States to Japan, while shifting calls at Tacoma and Vancouver to a new “PN1” service. The “PN1” (Pacific Northwest 1) service will directly connect China, Taiwan and Japan to ports in the Pacific Northwest with six ships.
From the Handy Shipping Guide, March 5, 2010