Safmarine has upgraded its existing Far East - Indian Subcontinent portfolio with the introduction of a new direct service connecting the Far East with main ports in West India and Pakistan.
The new FMX service begins on February 17th with the sailing of the vessel Cardonia from Xingang.
The service is operated by Simatech. Safmarine operates under a slot purchasing agreement.
According to trade director Kris Van Den Brande, apart from a new direct service from North China, (Xingang, Qingdao) and East China (Ningbo) to India (Nhava Sheva) and Pakistan (Karachi), the FMX service will offer customers improved transit times, i.e. by an average of five days for shipments from Xingang, Qingdao and Ningbo.
The port rotation for the new direct Far East - Indian Subcontinent (FMX) service is: Xingang > Qingdao > Shanghai > Ningbo > Hong Kong > Singapore > Tanjung Pelepas > Port Klang > Nhava Sheva > Karachi > Colombo.
The FMX service's direct calls in Xingang, Qingdao and Ningbo complement Safmarine's existing range of services from Asia to the Indian Subcontinent as follows:
- Chennai Express: Busan > Shanghai > Xiamen > Chennai > Busan
- Asia Gulf service: Laem Chabang > Singapore > Tanjung Pelepas > Port Klang > Colombo > Jebel Ali > Karachi > Mundra > Colombo > Port Klang > Singapore > Laem Chabang
- FM3 service: Kwangyang > Busan > Shanghai > Hong Kong > Da Chan Bay > Tanjung Pelepas > Pipavav > Jawaharlal Nehru > Port Qasim > Port Klang > Singapore > Hong Kong > Kwangyang
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