OOCL, which is a member of the Grand Alliance along with Hapag-Lloyd and NYK Line, said its services, KTX 1, 2 and 3, which provide connections to Southeast Asian ports through Japan, continue to operate normally. The Hong Kong-based carrier said it continues to accept bookings for shipments to and from Japan except for the ports of Sendai, Hitachinaka and Kashima, which were badly damaged by the tsunami. It said it is “closely monitoring the radiation levels at the Ports of Tokyo, Yokohama and Nagoya and will act upon government advice and recommendations from relevant authorities in reviewing needs to make changes to our operations, including our sailing schedules to and from Japan.” OOCL said it has not detected any radiation contamination on any container onboard OOCL vessels so far. As of Tuesday, March 29 the radiation level at the three ports is safe and OOCL vessels will continue to call at the Ports of Tokyo, Yokohama and Nagoya which are over 50 miles away from Fukushima where the radiation contamination is reported. The Journal of Commerce Online |