APL starting Indian subcontinent/East Africa link

APL starting Indian subcontinent/East Africa link APL is starting a weekly container service connecting the Indian subcontinent and Arabian Gulf with East Africa.
   The East Africa Express (EAX) will have a port rotation of Colombo, Sri Lanka; Dar Es Salamm, Tanzania; Mombassa, Kenya; Nhava Sheva, India; Port Qasim, Pakistan; Jebel Ali, UAE; Mombassa; Dar Es Salamm; and back to Colombo.
   “Africa is an expanding economy which continues to report impressive GDP growth, averaging about 5 percent annually in the past six years,” said Jason Wong, APL’s vice president, Intra-Asia, Middle East and Australia trade. “In East Africa, economic growth is projected to accelerate to around 6 percent in 2007 and 2008.
   “The recent increase in demand APL has witnessed in this region suggests East Africa is ready for a service of this nature. The EAX is in line with our strategy of adopting an early entry approach in emerging markets,” Wong said.