Chennai, Feb. 16 Maersk Line, a division of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, and the world’s largest container shipping line, has completed 100 calls of the MECL 2 service at Chennai. MECL 2 is South India’s only direct weekly service to the US East Coast. The MECL 2 service, which was launched in March 2007, serves the main ports on the East Coast of the US, namely Newark, Savannah and Houston.
Direct coverage
It provides a direct coverage from Chennai to the US East Coast and improved transit from other South and East India locations over Colombo transhipment, says a company press release.
From January, Maersk Line improved its MECL 2 service coverage by incorporating Houston as a direct port of call, thereby, doing away with the transhipment to this port.
This will also serve as the gateway to the US Gulf Region.
MECL 2 also provides transport solutions for cargo destined for Africa, Europe and South American destinations, by connecting to its Global Service Networks over Colombo and Salalah, says the release.
Direct coverage
It provides a direct coverage from Chennai to the US East Coast and improved transit from other South and East India locations over Colombo transhipment, says a company press release.
From January, Maersk Line improved its MECL 2 service coverage by incorporating Houston as a direct port of call, thereby, doing away with the transhipment to this port.
This will also serve as the gateway to the US Gulf Region.
MECL 2 also provides transport solutions for cargo destined for Africa, Europe and South American destinations, by connecting to its Global Service Networks over Colombo and Salalah, says the release.