Maersk Line has announced that the introduction of Mundra Port as a point of acceptance for cargo out of Gujarat and Rajasthan.

However, Mundra will now be serviced by a weekly feeder service to Port Pipavav arriving every Sunday with convenient onward connections to the ME1 service to Europe as well as the ME3 service to the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Beside, this new service is aimed at enhancing Maersk Line’s service offerings to exporters from Rajasthan and Gujarat and further strengthening its presence in these growing markets.

The developments have been prompted by the recent enhancements to the ME3 service, which now has added Pipavav as a port of call, not only expanding Maersk Line’s coverage from or to North and North-West India, but also providing Pipavav as an alternative gateway on the West Coast. Maersk Line already has acceptance points at Kandla and Pipavav and the addition of Mundra further solidifies its service coverage in Gujarat.

The first service from Mundra to Pipavav began on May 10th with MV OEL Shreyas, the OEL feeder that calls at Mundra, Pipavav, Cochin, Tuticorin and Kandla, the cargo of which was subsequently loaded on the ME1 and ME3 service from Pipavav.

Mr Rizwan Soomar MD of Maersk India Pvt Limited said "We constantly strive to improve our service coverage and provide our customers with better, faster and innovative products. Opening up Mundra as a point of acceptance bears testimony to that. We remain committed to the Indian market and look forward to the support of our customers to make this new service offering a grand success."

(Sourced from Exim News Service)