June 27, 2001: Effective from July 2, 2001, Columbus Line, Maruba, Lykes Lines and TMM Lines will make their Vancouver area call at Fraser Surrey Docks in Fraser River Port. The service operates a two-loop, eleven ship, vessel-sharing agreement on the route from Asia to the West Coast of South America via the U.S. and Canadian west coasts.

The port rotation for Loop 1 of the VSA will be Hong Kong; Yantian; Shanghai; Busan; Vancouver, Canada (Fraser River Port); Seattle (seasonal, southbound only); Los Angeles; Manzanillo, Mexico; Salina Cruz (alternate); Puerto Quetzál; Buenaventura (alternate); Callao; Iquique (alternate); San Antonio; Lirquen (alternate); Callao; Puerto Quetzál (alternate); Manzanillo; Los Angeles; Seattle (alternate); Vancouver (Fraser River Port); Hong Kong; Yantian; Shanghai; and Busan.

The port rotation for Loop 2 will be Hong Kong; Yantian; Shanghai; Busan; Vancouver, Canada (Fraser River Port); Los Angeles; Manzanillo, Mexico; Puerto Quetzál; Puerto Caldera (alternate); Callao; San Antonio; Callao; Buenaventura (alternate); Puerto Caldera (alternate); Manzanillo; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Vancouver (Fraser River Port); Hong Kong; Yantian; Shanghai; and Busan.

For more information about:

Fraser Surrey Docks visit http://www.fsd.bc.ca/
Lykes Lines visit www.lykeslines.com
TMM Lines visit www.tmmlines.com

For more information about Fraser River Port, contact: