MISC launches Thailand - Singapore shuttle

Kuala Lumpur: MISC has launched a direct feeder service between Bangkok and Singapore. The Malaysian shipowner is deploying a 500 teu vessel, with 60 reefer slots, on the Siam Singapore Shuttle Service between Bangkok and Singapore. MISC said the direct container service will provide a significant boost to importers and exporters with faster transit times, better connectivity and space availability to meet growing demand in the intra-Asian region. The inaugural voyage launched from Singapore on March 8. [09/03/10]