World's No 3 container line, France's CMA CGM has joined hands with the No 1, Maersk Line of Denmark, and announced the launch of the new CIMEX 2 services linking Asia/China to India and Pakistan, according to a company release.

Mr Ludovic Rozan vice president in charge of Asia of CMA CGM as saying that “The Asia to India/Pakistan trade, linking the two economies with huge population, is currently expanding and this trend is likely to continue and we, therefore, decided to develop the new CIMEX 2 to keep pace with our customers' needs and support these growing markets.”

Kwangyang-Busan-Shanghai-Hong Kong-Da Chan Bay-Tanjumg Pelepas-Colombo-Pipavav-Nhava Sheva-Port Qasim-Port Klang-Tanjung Pelepas-Singapore-Hong Kong-Kwangyang.

The service, to be operated with six vessels of 5,500 TEUs each, will start from Kwangyang on June 13 and the Shanghai call will start on July 8.

The new service, the release points out, will complete the existing coverage of CMA CGM Group on the Asia, West Asia Gulf and India markets. Thus, the transit time between Shanghai and Pipavav will be 15 days, claimed to be the fastest. It added that the service will connect the inland container depot at Dadri and other inland destinations in India.

(Sourced from BL)