Maersk enhances Europe-Middle East-South Asia and Far East-West Africa services
Maersk Line has announced a series of enhancements and adjustments to its ME1, ME2 and FEW1
services.
Europe - Middle East & South Asia network
* Improved schedule reliability
* New fast and unique direct service from North Europe to Aqaba (Jordan)
* New direct North Europe to Bandar Abbas (Iran) service with the fastest transit time in the market
* Significantly improved transit time from Jebel Ali (UAE) to the Mediterranean
* New intra-Gulf trade opportunities between Nhava Sheva (India) and Jebel Ali
ME1 service
* Maersk will add an additional vessel and add calls to Aqaba (Jordan) and Bandar Abbas (Iran)
* The new port rotation is: Felixstowe (UK) > Zeebrugge (Belgium) > Bremerhaven (Germany) > Rotterdam (Netherlands) > Aqaba > Jebel Ali (UAE) > Bandar Abbas > Jebel Ali > Nhava Sheva (India) > Pipavav (India) > Salalah (Oman) > Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) > Algeciras (Spain)
* First ME1 vessel eastbound: Maersk Kampala, March 6th, Felixstowe
ME3 service
* This service will cease calling at Salalah (eastbound), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), and Aqaba (Jordan).
* Salalah and Jeddah to the Mediterranean will be covered by Maersk's AE11 service.
* The new port rotation is: Gioia Tauro (Italy) > Algeciras (Spain) > Tangier (Morocco) > Tarragona (Spain) > Gioia Tauro (Italy) > Port Said (Egypt) > Salalah (Oman) > Jebel Ali (UAE) > Nhava Sheva (India) > Jebel Ali > Port Said
* First ME3 vessel westbound: Nedlloyd Barrentz, March 16th, Jebel Ali
Far East - West Africa service
* FEW1 service to include Shanghai and Ningbo in China
* Direct service from East China to Lome (Togo), Cotonou (Benin), and Pointe Noire (Congo)
* One of the fastest China - West Africa transit times in the market
* Improved transit times from Nansha (China), Hong Kong and Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia) into Lome (Togo) and Cotonou (Benin)
* Improved service reliability by adding a vessel
* Extensive service network and own representations at both destination and origin
* The new FEW1 port rotation is: Shanghai > Ningbo > Nansha > Hong Kong > Tanjung Pelepas > Lome (Togo), Cotonou > Pointe Noire.
* The first call in Shanghai will be the Maersk Norwich, ETA March11th, 2009
This follows Maersk's recent announcement improved port coverage, faster transit times and new direct services on its Asia - Europe routes.
services.
Europe - Middle East & South Asia network
* Improved schedule reliability
* New fast and unique direct service from North Europe to Aqaba (Jordan)
* New direct North Europe to Bandar Abbas (Iran) service with the fastest transit time in the market
* Significantly improved transit time from Jebel Ali (UAE) to the Mediterranean
* New intra-Gulf trade opportunities between Nhava Sheva (India) and Jebel Ali
ME1 service
* Maersk will add an additional vessel and add calls to Aqaba (Jordan) and Bandar Abbas (Iran)
* The new port rotation is: Felixstowe (UK) > Zeebrugge (Belgium) > Bremerhaven (Germany) > Rotterdam (Netherlands) > Aqaba > Jebel Ali (UAE) > Bandar Abbas > Jebel Ali > Nhava Sheva (India) > Pipavav (India) > Salalah (Oman) > Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) > Algeciras (Spain)
* First ME1 vessel eastbound: Maersk Kampala, March 6th, Felixstowe
ME3 service
* This service will cease calling at Salalah (eastbound), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), and Aqaba (Jordan).
* Salalah and Jeddah to the Mediterranean will be covered by Maersk's AE11 service.
* The new port rotation is: Gioia Tauro (Italy) > Algeciras (Spain) > Tangier (Morocco) > Tarragona (Spain) > Gioia Tauro (Italy) > Port Said (Egypt) > Salalah (Oman) > Jebel Ali (UAE) > Nhava Sheva (India) > Jebel Ali > Port Said
* First ME3 vessel westbound: Nedlloyd Barrentz, March 16th, Jebel Ali
Far East - West Africa service
* FEW1 service to include Shanghai and Ningbo in China
* Direct service from East China to Lome (Togo), Cotonou (Benin), and Pointe Noire (Congo)
* One of the fastest China - West Africa transit times in the market
* Improved transit times from Nansha (China), Hong Kong and Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia) into Lome (Togo) and Cotonou (Benin)
* Improved service reliability by adding a vessel
* Extensive service network and own representations at both destination and origin
* The new FEW1 port rotation is: Shanghai > Ningbo > Nansha > Hong Kong > Tanjung Pelepas > Lome (Togo), Cotonou > Pointe Noire.
* The first call in Shanghai will be the Maersk Norwich, ETA March11th, 2009
This follows Maersk's recent announcement improved port coverage, faster transit times and new direct services on its Asia - Europe routes.