'M.V. Top Start' serves JICT

JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) said on Friday it had secured the fifth new service this year with the Singapore-based Hub Line.

JICT said Hub Line's M.V. Top Star would serve a weekly service linking JICT and ports of Tanjung Pelapas and Port Kelang in Malaysia.

The Singaporean shipping line is an addition to the recent introduction of the Taiwanese Yang Ming line, which connects Jakarta directly with Manila, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea.

JICT is jointly owned by state port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II and the Hong Kong-based port operator Hutchinson Port Holdings. (cst)