The inaugural vessel of CI1 service calls at APM Terminals Pipavav

PIPAVAV : APM Terminals Pipavav received the first call of CI1 (China-India Express) service operated by COSCO/OOCL, last week.

The vessel M.V. OOCL MEMPHIS of COSCO shipping line with capacity of 8,888 TEUs reached the Port on 25th June 2021. The vessel arrived from Nhava Sheva, Mumbai and will sail to the port Klang of Malaysia.

The commodities carried were solar panels, PVC, resin, monofilament & machinery for import and cotton, soda ash and castor seeds for exports.

The service links Port Pipavav through port calls in Chinese ports of Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Nansha as well as port of Singapore, Port Klang of Malaysia and Nhavasheva in Mumbai, India. The CI1 service provides an important connectivity to importers and exporters of Northwest India to the far east.

The new service is a testimony to our ocean & land infrastructure such as the terminals rail connectivity to Northern Markets and the imminent arrival of the Dedicated freight Corridor, and services that we offer to our customers. 

Source : APM Terminals