OOCL, YM enhance the joint China-Pakistan Express Service
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (YM) announce the enhancement of China-Pakistan Express (CPX) service and the launch of CIX2 (YM code “CIS”) service starting from 18 and 21 March, 2011 respectively.
CPX is currently operated with five vessels of 3,500-4,000 TEU on the following rotation: Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Singapore – Karachi – Pipavav – Nhava Sheva – Penang – Port Kelang – Singapore – Hong Kong – Shanghai. It will be restructured to provide a dedicated call to Karachi starting from 18 March from Shanghai with the following rotation on a round trip of 35-day.
Shanghai – Ningbo – Shekou – Singapore – Karachi – Mundra – Penang – Singapore - Hong Kong – Kaohsiung - Shanghai.
The new CIX2 service will be operated with five vessels of 2,700 TEU. The first vessel, MV Thorscape, will set sail on 21 March 2011 from Shanghai with the following rotation on a round trip of 35 days.
Shanghai – Ningbo – Kaohsiung - Shekou – Singapore - Nhava Sheva - Pipavav – Colombo - Port Kelang - Pasir Gudang – Singapore - Hong Kong - Shanghai.
YM and OOCL offer the new service to meet the increasing demand from the growing trade between China and Indian Sub-Continent. The joint service will provide fast transit time to suit the needs and expectations of our customers.
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Headquartered in Hong Kong, OOCL is one of the world's leading container transport and logistics service providers, with more than 270 offices in 60 countries. Linking Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, the company offers transportation services to all major east/west trading economies of the world. OOCL is one of the leading international carriers serving China, providing a full range of logistics and transportation services throughout the country. It is also an industry leader in the use of information technology and e-commerce to manage the entire cargo process. Website: http://www.oocl.com/
