Maersk Line adds Pipavav call on its India-Europe service

March 21, 2009 - PRLog -- With a view to further facilitate trade from North & North West India to the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Europe; Maersk Line will shortly add a Pipavav call on its ME3 service. This enhancement will provide exporters and shippers from North and North West India a direct service from/to the Middle East, Mediterranean and European markets. This new service is aimed to expand Maersk Line’s coverage from/to North and North West India and further strengthen its presence in these developing markets.

The Pipavav call follows the recent addition of the Jebel Ali call on the ME3 service which has made it a fast, direct and fixed day mother vessel service to the Middle East for North & North West India shippers. The first call of the further enhanced ME3 service at Pipavav is scheduled for the 6th of April, 2009, vessel being Nedlloyd Drake voyage 908.

Shippers from markets such as Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat will not only now have a direct service coverage into the Mediterranean ports and Middle East from Pipavav but will also be able to enjoy faster transit times, shorter inland haulage time, cheaper inland haulage and more so the advantage of improved service reliability that comes from a regular weekly service.

Commenting on the new service, Mr. Rizwan Soomar Managing Director Maersk India Pvt. Ltd. said, “Maersk Line is the only carrier to provide a direct service from Pipavav into the Middle East and Mediterranean ports. It has always been our focus to constantly upgrade our products and services to cater to our customers needs and to continuously provide them with innovative and reliable products. This direct service from Pipavav will help our customers from North & North West India more efficiently realize opportunities that the growing Middle East and Mediterranean markets offer”

This service is also a direct Intra-Gulf product offering a connection to and from Jebel Ali, an important gateway into key markets of the Middle East, offering faster transit times into import dependant Middle East and Persian Gulf countries such as Iran, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.

The new rotation of the ME3 service will be Pipavav (India) - Nhava Sheva (India) – Jebel Ali Dubai (UAE) – Port Said (Egypt) – Gioia Tauro (Italy) – Algeciras (Spain) – Tangier (Morocco) – Tarragona (Spain) – Gioia Tauro (Italy) - Port Said (Egypt) – Salalah (Oman) - Jebel Ali Dubai (UAE) - Pipavav (India).

We are very excited about this new service and look forward to the continuous support of our customers to make it a grand success.

About Maersk Line

Maersk Line, the world’s largest shipping container line, is a part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group which has its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark and is present in more than 125 countries. Its fleet includes 470 container vessels and more than 1.9 million containers ensuring a reliable and comprehensive worldwide coverage. Maersk Line’s feeder vessels, trucks and dedicated trains offer the unique concept of door-to-door services.

Apart from container shipping activities the group is also involved in logistics and terminal operation, tankers, oil and gas activities, retail, shipyards and manufacturing activities.

Website: www.maerskline.com

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About Maersk Line

Maersk Line, the world’s largest shipping container line, is a part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group which has its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark and is present in more than 125 countries. Its fleet includes 470 container vessels and more than 1.9 million containers ensuring a reliable and comprehensive worldwide coverage. Maersk Line’s feeder vessels, trucks and dedicated trains offer the unique concept of door-to-door services.

Apart from container shipping activities the group is also involved in logistics and terminal operation, tankers, oil and gas activities, retail, shipyards and manufacturing activities.

Website: www.maerskline.com