OOCL & YML upgraded China Pakistan Express service

Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (YML) recently upgraded the joint China Pakistan Express (CPX) service by adding Port Pipavav to their port of call. After Nhava Sheva, Port Pipavav is the only other port of call for the CPX service in India.
"We are very pleased to have the CPX service routed through our port," said Mr C. K. Rajan, Head of Container Business, APM Terminals Pipavav. "We want to give our customers the best possible options for transporting their cargo and are steadily increasing the number of lines calling the port. We already have more than 20 lines calling on Port Pipavav and are looking forward to increasing this further this year," he added.
The new port rotation is: Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Karachi, Pipavav, Nhava Sheva, Penang, Port Klang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai.
The CPX service upgrade commenced from August 2010. This service offers the fastest transit time between Central China and India. It includes five vessels with 3,600-TEU loadable capacity for each week; OOCL is providing two vessels and YML three.
"Port Pipavav’s volumes have been doubling year-on-year," said Mr Prakash Tulsiani, Managing Director, APM Terminals Pipavav. "Last year, our volumes grew by 64 per cent and this year we have already demonstrated more than 50 per cent growth over 2009. The hard work we have put in to bring the port up to international standards befitting our parentage is helping us to grow by leaps and bounds," he remarked.
OOCL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orient Overseas (International) Ltd (OOIL), is one of the world’s largest integrated international container transportation, logistics and terminal companies. It is one of Hong Kong’s most recognised global brands and has a network that covers Asia, Europe, North America and Australasia.
Yang Ming Marine Transportation Corporation offers top-notch scheduled container transportation service across the world. Its services cover 63 countries with more than 177 service points, Exim News Service reports.

Source: Transportweekly