CMA CGM is upgrading its EPIC service between India, Pakistan, the Middle East and North Europe that sees five ports served directly. A new westbound call at Port Said as of March 30, 2011 will significantly improve transit times to the eastern Mediterranean, reducing the trip by four days to Lattakia in Syria and Istanbul, six days to Mersin and seven days to Beirut. Eight 5,700 teu ships are to be used on the route.
“The addition of a call in Port Said is the main asset of this new service and will significantly reduce our transit times to the eastern Mediterranean. This new configuration meets the growing demand of our Indian and Pakistani customers exporting agricultural, textile and chemical products, as well as refrigerated goods, to markets in the Middle East, Black Sea and Turkey”, said Christophe de La Ferrière, senior manager Indian Subcontinent / Europe lines.
“The addition of a call in Port Said is the main asset of this new service and will significantly reduce our transit times to the eastern Mediterranean. This new configuration meets the growing demand of our Indian and Pakistani customers exporting agricultural, textile and chemical products, as well as refrigerated goods, to markets in the Middle East, Black Sea and Turkey”, said Christophe de La Ferrière, senior manager Indian Subcontinent / Europe lines.