Hamburg Süd will expand its presence in the Asia-India/Pakistan trade by joining the new service operated in cooperation with Evergreen and Simatech on January 5.

The new service (ASIP 2) will deploy six 2,700 TEU vessels with the port rotation: Xingang – Qingdao – Shanghai – Ningbo – Hong Kong – Singapore – Tanjung Pelepas – Port Kelang – Nhava Sheva – Karachi – Colombo – Port Kelang – Tanjung Pelepas – Singapore – Xingang.

With the calls in Xingang, Qingdao and Karachi, ASIP 2 will complement the already existing service (ASIP 1) that deploys five 2,700 TEU vessels on the port rotation Shanghai – Ningbo – Hong Kong – Singapore – Port Kelang – Nhava Sheva – Pipavav – Colombo – Port Kelang – Singapore – Hong Kong – Shanghai.

The two sling services offer both comprehensive port coverage with a twice weekly frequency to and from the main ports and through either Nhava Sheva (ASIP 1 and 2) or Pipavav (ASIP 1), and an extensive range of inland connections in India with fast transit time.