February 3, 2009 - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) is pleased to announce launching of a new service between South Africa and West Africa. The service will enable "K" Line to tap into the growing Asia to West Africa market by linking with its Asia to South Africa service and offer a high quality package to its customers.
The new service will be operated independently by "K" Line and its outline will be as follows:
| Port Rotation | : Cape Town (South Africa) – Tema (Ghana) – Lagos (Nigeria) – Cotonou (Benin) – Cape Town |
| Vessel Deployment | : Four (4) x 1000TEU type vessel |
| Sailing Frequency | : Weekly |
| The First Sailing | : Beginning of April 2009 at Cape Town |