APL announces enhancement of Subcontinent Express 6 (AS6) and Asia Subcontinent Express 7 (AS7) services

APL says it will enhance its Asia-Indian Subcontinent network with services that not only offer competitive transit times, but also provide its customers with greater market coverage across Asia from China to Southeast Asia to the Indian Subcontinent.

Asia Subcontinent Express 6 (AS6)
The AS6 service is designed to stand out with its exclusive direct connectivity from Nansha to Karachi.

Port rotation
Shanghai - Ningbo - Shekou - Nansha - Singapore - Port Klang - Nhava Sheva - Karachi (SAPT) - Port Klang or Singapore - Shanghai

Effective Sailing Date
Vessel Kota Cantik, ETD Shanghai 15 Nov 2018

Asia Subcontinent Express 7 (AS7)
The AS7 service will offer exclusive direct connectivity from Fuzhou to Colombo, Karachi and Mundra.

Port rotation
Shanghai - Ningbo - Fuzhou - Shekou - Singapore - Port Klang - Colombo - Karachi (KICT) - Karachi (PICT) - Mundra - Port Klang - Singapore - Shanghai

Effective Sailing Date
Vessel Ever Union VTBC, ETD Shanghai 14 Nov 2018

With the above, Asia Subcontinent Express 3 (AS3) and Asia Subcontinent Express 5 (AS5) services will cease. The details of AS3 and AS5 last voyages are as follows:

Last Voyage for AS3
OOCL Busan V093, ETD SHA 5 Nov

Last Voyage for AS5
OOCL Shanghai V039, ETD SHA 10 Nov

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