OOCL to enter U.S. East Coast/India trade by joining IDX
Hong Kong’s OOCL will offer its first direct U.S. East Coast/India service when it joins the weekly India North America Express (IDX) of Emirates Shipping Line, Shipping Corp. of India, and Zim, starting in January.
OOCL is replacing MacAndrews as a vessel operator on the IDX, following the CMA CGM-subsidiary’s decision to rejoin its parent on the rival INDAMEX loop.
The IDX service started in May and deploys eight vessels ranging from 2,500 to 2,600 TEUs capacity. It has a port rotation of New York; Norfolk, Va.; Charleston, S.C.; Barcelona, Spain; Colombo, Sri Lanka; India's Tuticorin, Nhava Sheva, and Mundra; Barcelona; and back to New York.
“We are excited about this new service, which will provide a direct link from India to the U.S. East Coast,” said Stephen Ng, OOCL’s senior vice president, transpacific trade, in a statement. “This is especially important to our garment and apparel customers who are sourcing from India and have always looked to us to enhance our services.”
OOCL to enter U.S. East Coast/India trade by joining IDX
