MCC News

12 May 2010

MCC Introduces the New Intra-Asia 9 (IA-9) Service

MCC Transport is pleased to introduce a new Intra-Asia service (IA-9) connecting South East Asia with ports in South China (including Hong Kong) and Taiwan. The new IA-9 is a fast service from Laem Chabang to Hong Kong and will provide alternative cut-off to you for all your cargo moving out of Thailand (in addition to existing IA-2) with intended connections to our wide network at the hub ports. The new IA-9 will replace one of our existing Philippine Feeder namely PH-5, which is scheduled to phase-out by end May 2010.   

The IA-9 service is a weekly service with 21 days rotation covering the ports of Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore – Sihanoukville – Laem Chabang – Hong Kong – Yantian – Kaohsiung – Manila – Tanjung Pelepas.  

The North Bound and South Bound rotations along with pro-forma schedule can be found in the link below:

Intra Asia 9 - IA9 Northbound
Intra Asia 9 - IA9 Southbound  

The first vessel on the new IA-9 service will be Medpearl (3T7, voy 1034) expected to phase-in at Tanjung Pelepas on 14th May 2010. The new IA-9 will offer you :  

  • Direct and alternative mid week cut-off for your cargo out of Laem Chabang
  • Fast transit time from Laem Chabang to Hong Kong and Yantian (4 days)
  • Direct product from South East Asia (Laem Chabang, Singapore and Pelepas) to Manila
  • Weekend cut-off from Singapore
  • Direct and fast service from Sihanoukville to Hong Kong
  • Direct service from Kaohsiung & Manila to our hub port in South East Asia, Tanjung Pelepas
  • Direct & fastest Manila to Tanjung Pelepas product with 3 days transit time
Should you have any further queries, please contact your local MCC Transport representative.
We thank you for your ongoing and valuable support. MCC Transport will continue to deliver service excellence, connecting you with your customers across the region.