Asian carriers introduce new subcontinent services

Evergreen Line, “K” Line, COSCO, Wan Hai and Pacific International Lines (PIL) are combining to introduce two new joint services serving the China-India subcontinent trade from early September.

Both will feature direct port calls at Karachi and Mundra with vessels of 4,200 in capacity.

The PMX (Pakistan Mundra Express) service will utilise six ships, calling at Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Singapore, Port Klang, Karachi, Mundra, Colombo and Singapore once more before returning to Qingdao.