Maersk has
increased its focus on the Indian subcontinent and Middle East.
To address the challenges in
the Red Sea and Suez Canal, Maersk plans to launch a weekly Chennai service and
a new Arabian Sea service. Accordingly, it will introduce a new container
service between India and Sri Lanka and the Middle East. Come February 5, it will launch a new weekly Chennai service. Its
rotation will be Salalah, Oman – Colombo, Sri Lanka – Ennore, India – Colombo,
Sri Lanka – Salalah, Oman.
In Colombo, Maersk will have
connections to Europe through its AE7 service and to the Far East with its AE55
service. Both services include West Mediterranean hubs, offering connections to
North Europe.
In a statement,
the line said it is working to maintain capacity and offer greater reliability
for supply chains. Further, it will also introduce a new service called Arabian
Sea service. The rotation will be Salalah, Oman – Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates –
Port Qasim, Pakistan – Pipavav, India – NhavaSheva, India – Salalah, Oman. The
first sailing in the service will be GSL Kalliopi, which will depart Salalah on
February 9, the line said.
It will introduce the new
weekly services connecting the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
The Gulf Service will serve
Salalah, Oman – Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates – Doha, Qayar – Damma, Saudi
Arabia – Al Jubayl, Saudi Arabia – Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates – Duqm, Oman – Salalah, Oman. The first sailing will be
San Clemente, departing from Salalah on February 5.