Maersk Line, APL and OOCL improve Far East to Indian Subcontinent coverage

Maersk Line, APL and OOCL are today announcing a new cooperation on three existing Far East to Indian Subcontinent services, starting in February 2014, the company said in its press release.
In a Slot Sharing Agreement that also includes partners CMA CGM, Emirates Shipping Line, Hamburg Süd and Regional Container Lines, 18 vessels with a total capacity of about 17,500 TEU will be deployed on the three Far East-Indian Subcontinent services. The enhanced network will enable the carriers to offer three weekly sailings – covering China, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – compared to one weekly sailing currently offered independently by each liner.
The new port rotations for the three services are as follows:
FI1 (to be operated by APL, Emirates Shipping Line and OOCL)
Nansha (China) – Chiwan (China) – Hong Kong (Hong Kong) – Singapore (Singapore) – Colombo (Sri Lanka) – Jawaharlal Nehru (India) – Pipavav (India) –Colombo Sri Lanka) – Port Klang (Malaysia) – Singapore (Singapore) – Nansha (China)
FI2 (to be operated by Hamburg Süd, OOCL and Regional Container Lines)
Shanghai (China) – Ningbo (China) – Xiamen (China) – Hong Kong (Hong Kong) – Singapore (Singapore) – Colombo (Sri Lanka) – Jawaharlal Nehru (India) – Pipavav (India) – Port Klang (Malaysia) – Singapore (Singapore) – Hong Kong (Hong Kong) – Shanghai (China)
FI3 (to be operated by CMA CGM and Maersk Line)
Xingang (China) – Dalian (China) – Qingdao (China) – Kwangyang (Korea) – Busan (Korea) – Ningbo (China) – Hong Kong (Hong Kong) – Singapore (Singapore) – Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia) – Colombo (Sri Lanka) – Pipavav (India) – Jawaharlal Nehru (India) – Port Qasim (Pakistan) – Singapore (Singapore) – Xingang (China).