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CMA CGM LAUNCHES TWO INDIA SERVICES
July 20, 2016

The CMA CGM Group has improved its Indian network with the launch of two weekly services.

 

According to CMA CGM, the new EPIC 1 service, operated in partnership with Mediterranean Shipping Company and United Arab Shipping Company, will offer a direct connection between North Europe and Pakistan and Northwest India.

 

The port rotation will be: Mundra – King Abdullah – Gioia Tauro – Tangier – Southampton – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Felixstowe – Dunkirk – Le Havre – King Abdullah – Djibouti – Port Qasim – Nhava Sheva – Hazira – Mundra.

 

The first voyage will be operated by the CMA CGM Traviata, which will arrive at Port Qasim on July 26, 2016.

 

The EPIC 2 service, operated in partnership with Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd, will connect North Europe with the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and Northwest India.

 

The port rotation will be: Mundra – Jeddah – Cagliari – Tangier – Hamburg – Antwerp – London Gateway – Tangier – Cagliari – Jeddah – Khor Fakkan – Jebel Ali – Port Qasim – Nhava Sheva – Mundra.

 

The service will begin on July 24, 2016 at Khor Fakkan.

 

The reorganization offers an improvement in port coverage and a reduction of transit times from India, according to CMA CGM.