From 1 October, container shipper APL will start a new, weekly service that will connect four ports in India and Pakistan directly with Rotterdam.
The India Pakistan Europe service, or IPE, will call at Nhava Sheva, Hazira and Mundra in India, and Port of Qasim in Pakistan. Besides Rotterdam, IPE will also call Southampton, Antwerp, Felixstowe and Le Havre in Europe. When going east, the service will call Djibouti.