Thursday, July 18, 2019

New South-East India & Europe service announced


COSCO SHIPPING Lines has announced the launch of the IEX service between East India and North Europe from Vizag on October 26, 2019. The service, connecting four other ports in South-East India, will be operated in collaboration with Yang Ming (IEX), ONE (IO3), OOCL and Hapag-Lloyd, informed a release.

This service will provide direct callings between East India and North Europe and especially opens up new development opportunities for customers located in Vizag, Krishnapatnam and Tuticorin. Meanwhile, COSCO SHIPPING Lines will leverage the major hub of Piraeus to offer comprehensive coverage of the Black Sea and Adriatic, along with swift transit to Central Europe and the Balkans by Land-Sea Express service, the release said.

The service will comprise 9 x 6,500-TEU vessels operating on a fixed-day weekly rotation, as follows: Vizag – Krishnapatnam – Chennai – Tuticorin – Colombo – Cochin – Damietta – Piraeus – Rotterdam – London Gateway – Hamburg – Antwerp – Le Havre – Damietta – Jeddah – Colombo – Vizag

With this new launch, COSCO SHIPPING Lines will be able to significantly reinforce its East India and Europe offer, providing more unique coverage and diversified network to its valued customers, the release added.


Source : Exim News Service - Shanghai, July 18

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