Senator Lines to launch Far East-Middle East service
SENATOR Lines has announced that it has expanded its current schedule of 12 liner services to include an additional Far East-Middle East service, FMS. The first westbound departure of the FMS service will commence on November 10 from Busan by the 2,000-TEU Hanjin Portadelaide. The first eastbound voyage will start with the same vessel on November 26 from Khorfakkan.
The port rotation for the FMS service will be: Busan, Shanghai, Chiwan, Singapore, Khorfakkan, Jebel Ali, Karachi, Singapore, Chiwan, and Busan.
Westbound transit times will be 18 days from Busan to Jebel Ali and eastbound 19 days from Jebel Ali to Shanghai.
Mark Ehlers, director of operational management at the line said "through the new FMS service we are offering an additional link between Asia and the Mideast in the scope of our liner services. Thereby, we can link two strong-growth markets."