MYANMA Five Star Line has launched a container feeder service between Singapore and Rangoon, according to Singapore's Business Times.
Burma's national carrier said the service was in response to increased trade.
Trade between Singapore and Burma is said to have topped S$420 million (about HK$2 billion) in the first seven months of last year.
For the service, the line chartered a self-sustained container ship, the Integra, built in 1986.
Myanma will run the 326-TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) feeder ship on a 12-day frequency, accepting full-container load and less-than-container load shipments.
The line appointed Jardine Starline Management, a Jardine Matheson subsidiary, to act as the commercial manager for the service, a Jardine marketing representative said.
Jardine Shipping Agencies will serve as the local agent.
