The new port call will bring more flexibility to Oman supply chains
AP Moller–Maersk (Maersk) will add a new port call to its ocean shipping service, ‘Shaheen Express’, starting 3rd July 2023.
The ‘Shaheen Express’ will rotate between Jebel Ali, Mundra, Pipavav, Jebel Ali, and Sohar, creating a stable and reliable service for the India-UAE-Oman corridor.
“We recently expanded our office footprint based on the feedback from our customers and are now adding the Sohar port call to our Shaheen Express”, said Christopher Cook, Managing Director, Maersk UAE, Oman and Qatar.
The direct service to Oman will improve transit time for some of the inbound corridors, such as from Port Qasim (Pakistan), Port Said (Egypt), Sokhna Port (Egypt), Kolkata Port (India), Jawaharlal Nehru Port (India) and some European ports. Similarly, by directly calling Mundra and Pipavav in India, it would greatly help the chemical and industrial exporters from Oman.
The ‘Shaheen Express’ will continue to contribute towards the rising trade between India and UAE as well, which has seen a steady rise owing to the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that entered into force in May 2022, a press communique concluded.
