Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is introducing a new container shipping service, called the "Asia India Middle East Service 2" (AIM2), linking ports in China to the Straits, Middle East and India, starting February 1.
The new OOCL service, which will be jointly operated with Emirates Shipping Lines and TS Lines, is intended to provide additional frequency to and from China and the Middle East. The AIM2 will join three other OOCL services connecting Asia to the Middle East, a statement from the shipping line said.
"We have seen significant growth in cargo movement in the subcontinent and Middle East markets," said Michael Kwok, OOCL's director of intra-Asia trade. "The introduction of the new Asia Middle East service is to meet customers' requirements and their further needs in these fast-growing markets."
The port rotation for AIM2 is: Shanghai, Xingang, Qingdao, Da Chan Bay, Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Kelang, Colombo, Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas, Mundra, Port Kelang, Singapore, Hong Kong, returning to Shanghai for a 42-day roundtrip.
Six ships each with a capacity of 2,500 TEU will be deployed on the AIM2 service, including one which will be operated by OOCL. Emirates Shipping Lines and TS Lines will provide the five other ships used on the service.
OOCL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Based in Hong Kong, OOCL, as an international container transportation and logistics service provider, links ports in Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand.
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