Maersk’s standalone service to North Europe

The ME1 will now have three gateway ports — Pipavav, in addition to Nhava Sheva and Mundra.

With the Maersk Group strategically placed at Pipavav, there would be no impact on the transit time. This will be beneficial for the customers in northern India as they will have more options to route their ICD cargo to and from North Europe, Mediterranean and West Africa.

Franck Dedenis, Managing Director, Maersk Line (India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) said, “This provides enhanced global footprints for our customers. With no impact on the transit time, the customers can look forward to a refined supply chain.”

The ICD rail connectivity at Pipavav will also be a major contributor towards ease of doing business. With Pipavav’s addition, the rotation of service would be as follows Jebel Ali – Jawaharlal Nehru – Pipavav – Mundra – Salalah – Jeddah – Port Tangier – Felixstowe – Antwerp – Bremerhaven Wilhelmshaven – Rotterdam – Algeciras – Aqaba – Jeddah – Jebel Ali.