Sinolines launches China India West Service (CIW)
Sinotrans Container Lines Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as Sinolines), a specialised subsidiary of China Merchants Group, has announced the extension of its services to West India with the launch of the China India West Service (CIW). This will be a Direct Service from Nhava Sheva / Mundra connecting China/Far East/S. E. Asia.
A comprehensive offering for the Ex-Im trade, CIW not only connects key ports in China and West Coast India, but also covers leading gateways in the wider Asia-Pacific region including China Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Australia.
Set to commence on October 4, 2024 from Nhava Sheva, the service has the following port rotation: Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, which is the fastest direct service from West Coast India to China.
CIW also accepts cargo for Kaohsiung, Taichung, Keelung in Taiwan, China; Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Moji, Hakata in Japan; Busan in South Korea; and Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane in Australia and more destinations in South East Asia.
Sinolines, established in Shanghai in 1998, provides container shipping services covering almost all the main cities and ports of China and main countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific rim including Japan, South Korea, China Taiwan and Hong Kong, Australia, Philippines, and Vietnam. Especially its Japan and China Taiwan routes have been established for dozens of years with a leading position in the industry.
China Merchants Group, the seasoned entity with a history of one and a half century, is a comprehensive enterprise based in Hong Kong, with diverse business operations. Currently, it primarily focuses on industries of transport, finance, cities and integrated parks. Its transport wing owns a port operation group, a nationwide toll-road network and a global logistics group as well as a world class cargo ship fleet, which Sinolines belongs to, informed a communique.
TransOrient Shipping Private Limited is trusted by Sinolines as its shipping agency in West & North India for its container shipping and transport biz.
Source: Exim News Service: Mumbai, Sept. 9