Hanjin Shipping to launch Far East-West India direct service

Hanjin Shipping recently announced that it is launching a Far East-West India direct service starting from October 29th. Named ICS (India-China Service), it will be operated by a line of partner carriers including Hanjin Shipping, Evergreen and NYK, in which Hanjin Shipping and Evergreen will be deploying one 2,500TEU class vessel each and NYK, three.

Port rotation is Busan-Shanghai-Ningbo-Shekou-Singapore-Nhava Sheva-Pipavav-Colombo-Singapore-Hong Kong (round trip of 35 days).

Hanjin Shipping commented, “This is our third service dedicated to the Far East/China - India trade in addition to our existing FIX (Far East-India Express) and HGX (Hyper Galex Express). With these dedicated services, we are confident that our market presence will grow along with cargo demand in the region.”

Meanwhile, Hanjin Shipping, one of the key players in East-West route such as the Transpacific and Asia-Europe trades, is continuously expanding its service network in Intra-Asia.