Maersk Line enhances India to Mediterranean coverage with the ME3

Maersk Line has announced enhancements on the North and West India to Europe service with the reintroduction of our ME3 service. This is in keeping with our continuous focus on refining operations and revisiting our products and services based on our customer needs and requirements.

Re-introduction of the ME3 service

The ME3 has been reintroduced with new ports of call and keeping in mind the focus on growth in the dynamic Mediterranean/Black Sea region. This is a dedicated product for the Mediterranean - Middle East/India trade. While offering best in class transit times, the new ME3 is designed for direct Turkey coverage with a direct call in Istanbul (Ambarli).

New Rotation

Pipavav (India) – Jawaharlal Nehru (India) – Jebel Ali (U.A.E) – Salalah (Oman) – Port Said (Egypt) – Ambarli (Turkey) – Gioia Tauro (Italy) – Port Said (Egypt) – Jebel Ali (U.A.E)

First westbound vessel with new rotation:

Nedlloyd Asia 6LF/1007 ETD Nhava Sheva (India) on the 11th of April 2010.

About Maersk Line

Maersk Line is one of the leading Shipping Liner companies in the world, serving customers all across the globe. Maersk Line has close to 16,500 employees across 325 offices in more than 125 countries in which it operates. Maersk Line offers a truly global network of Containerisation Services, providing shipping solutions for cargo imports and exports. Maersk Line in India and Sri Lanka is the leading Container Shipping Line in the region with footprints across 16 offices and close to 400 employees covering all major locations and cargo hubs.

About A.P. Moller - Maersk Group

Maersk Line is part of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, a worldwide organisation with about 120,000 employees and offices in around 130 countries – with global headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The Group conducts businesses in the following key areas:

• Container Shipping and Related Activities
• APM Terminals
• Tankers, Offshore and Other Shipping Activities
• Oil and Gas Activities
• Retail Activity
• Shipyards, other industrial companies, interest in Danske Bank, etc