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CU Lines teams with Emirates Shipping and Global Feeder Shipping for new Middle East service

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersJanuary 10, 2022
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Fast expanding China United Lines (CU Lines) is readying a new Middle East service.

The company has teamed up with Emirates Shipping and Global Feeder Shipping for the new VGX service connecting Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia with the UAE via Mumbai. The service, starting next week, will deploy five ships with an average size of 2,700 teu.

CU Lines has added many intra-Asia services over the past 12 months as well as entering the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades.

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersJanuary 10, 2022
1 1,892 Less than a minute
Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.

Comments

  1. Hi Sam,

    Correct routing is Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia with the UAE, Oman(Sohar) & Mumbai.

    Rgds

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