NYK Line is pleased to announce that an NYK vessel will be added to the Indian Subcontinent East Coast Express Service (IEX) from August 2008. Since July 2007, NYK has participated in this service through a slot-charter arrangement with Hapag-Lloyd. The addition of the NYK vessel will allow the company to better meet the customers' strong demand for space in the fast-growing market. The upgraded IEX will offer a fixed-day weekly service using seven vessels (4,000 TEUs), one of which will be provided by NYK.
The port rotation will be as follows:
Port Muhammad Bin Qasim (Karachi), Pakistan (Thu / Fri) – Nhava Sheva, India (Sun / Mon) – Mundra, India (Tue / Wed) – Damietta, Egypt (Tue / Wed) – New York, United States (Sat / Mon) – Norfolk, United States (Tue / Wed) – Charleston, United States (Thu / Fri) - Port Said, Egypt (Wed / Thu) – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Sat / Sat) – Port Muhammad Bin Qasim (Karachi).
The port rotation will be as follows:
Port Muhammad Bin Qasim (Karachi), Pakistan (Thu / Fri) – Nhava Sheva, India (Sun / Mon) – Mundra, India (Tue / Wed) – Damietta, Egypt (Tue / Wed) – New York, United States (Sat / Mon) – Norfolk, United States (Tue / Wed) – Charleston, United States (Thu / Fri) - Port Said, Egypt (Wed / Thu) – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Sat / Sat) – Port Muhammad Bin Qasim (Karachi).