Major Taiwanese shipping line expands into Lanka
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Raju Radha
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CNC (Chen Lie Navigation), a major Taiwanese Shipping Line is
expanding into Sri Lanka by deploying 1200 Teus vessels calling Karachi/Mundra
via Colombo on a weekly basis, with the inaugural call of M/v."Helena
Rickmers" at Colombo on Friday, October 13.
The service known as SPX will link China, Korea, South East Asia with
the West Coast of India and Pakistan.
The weekly service will have the Singapore-Port Kelang-Colombo-Karachi,
Mundra rotation.
CNC is currently expanding aggressively into the Indian sub continent
with several direct services.
The CNC Line is owned by CMA-CGM of France. Currently CNC has several
Intra Asia services.
MD of SAR Group, Raju Radha said that "this service will greatly
benefit Sri Lankan exporters to Karachi since there is currently a
severe space constraint and equipment (container) shortage due to the
export boom from Far East Ports".
Chairman, Saliya Wickramasuriya and Deputy Chairman of the Sri Lanka
Port Authority (SLPA) Priyath Wickrama said that "CNC was induced to
call at the Port of Colombo due to the combined efforts of SLPA and the
SAR Group. New Lines calling at Colombo is a positive sign and shows
that Colombo is an important Port in the trade lanes.
"Chen Lie Navigation Co., Taiwan is represented in Sri Lanka by SAR
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