News / South-east Asia transhipment call omissions a blow to India's exporters

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By Angelo Mathais, India correspondent

04/07/2024

Indian shippers are being hit by a wave of late vessel arrivals and port call omissions, as Red Sea-linked schedule disruptions continue to wreak havoc on container supply chains.

The majority of schedule disruptions are tied to connections serving Asia and Middle East trades, due to congestion plaguing leading hub ports in the region.

For example, CMA CGM’s Middle East-India-East Africa (MIDAS 2) loop has an upcoming port call skip for Mundra in the wake of sailing delays.

CMA CGM Agencies (India) told ...

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