Container ship link to Taiwanese port
2009/4/2
A new container shipping link has been established between Townsville and Taiwan''s largest port city of Kaohsiung, one of the top 10 container ports in the world, the Townsville Bulletin reported.
Mariana Express Lines (MELL) will operate the new service on a continuous rotation between the two cities.
Port of Townsville chief executive officer Barry Holden said the announcement was a major boost for port customers.
He said the service would connect to destinations around the world.
MELL provides regular weekly sailing between the port of Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Keelung, Saipan, Guam, Yap, Palau and other countries in the Asia Pacific and as far as Europe.
The MV Ice Moon will be calling into Townsville every three weeks.
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