APM Terminals Pipavav in Western India has secured a new service Jade Express mainly for transshipment cargoes. The weekly service, introduced by Maersk, will connect Port Pipavav to Port Qasim in Pakistan.
Jade Express connects Pipavav in time for the MECL service [west bound for North America] and provides same-day connectivity on the FI3 service [for the Far East].
The first vessel Irenes Ray -215S berthed at Pipavav in March bringing in enhanced connectivity from Rajasthan, Gujarat, New Delhi and Punjab.
Jakob Friis Sørensen, managing director of APM Terminals Pipavav, said, “We strive hard to provide the best connectivity and services to our customers to ensure their supply chain moves smoothly. Through the Jade Express service, we are delighted to provide an additional mode to our customers to connect their containers to global markets swiftly and safely.”
Vikash Agarwal, managing director of Maersk South Asia, commented, “Our constant endeavour to create customer-centric solutions has led us to connect the Jade Express to APM Terminals Pipavav on its rotation between Far East Asia and the Indian subcontinent & Pakistan. With the Jade Express, we expect to extend those service levels further to our customers in the northern and western parts of India.”
