CULines launches India-Middle East-Red Sea IMR service
In an effort to further strengthen its service network along the Belt and Road Initiative, CULines has launched the India-Middle East-Red Sea (IMR) service. This new service will include additional feeder connections from Jeddah to Aqaba and Port Sudan, expanding CULines’ reach and improving regional connectivity.
The IMR service is an outer-loop service that links mainline ports such as Jeddah, Jebel Ali, Mundra and Nhava Sheva, along with important feeder ports such as Djibouti and Aden. With the addition of feeder services from Jeddah to Aqaba and Port Sudan, CULines’ service network will now cover six key Red Sea ports: Aqaba, Sokhna, Port Sudan, Djibouti, Jeddah and Aden. This expansion will provide seamless connections with its trunk line services departing from China, enabling it to better meet the diverse shipping needs of customers.
The IMR service is a collaborative operation between CULines, CStar and UGL, deploying four 1,700 TEU container vessels. The round-trip transit time is 28 days, with the maiden voyage departing from Jeddah on October 5, 2024.
Port rotation of the IMR service: Nhava Sheva - Mundra - Jebel Ali - Djibouti - Jeddah - Aden - Nhava Sheva
Key service features
The IMR service connects trunk line and feeder ports in India, the Middle East and the Red Sea region.
It offers seamless transhipment connections from CULines’ trunk line service network to feeder ports like Djibouti, Aden, Aqaba and Port Sudan.
Cargoes from Mainland China, Chinese Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia can be transhipped via Jeddah to Aden/Aqaba/Port Sudan.
Cargoes from Mainland China, Chinese Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia can be transhipped via Mundra to Djibouti, as per a communique.
Seahorse Ship Agencies Pvt. Ltd represents CULines as General Agents in India.
Source: Exim News Service: Shanghai, Oct. 14