PIL announced earlier today the upgrading of its existing Middle East and Canada Service – CM2 and ANS.
The service, linked through a pendulum structure, now provides a direct service between Vancouver and ports in the Middle East, such as Abu Dhabi and Dammam. It becomes effective from next month (April 2018).
The rotation of the new CM2/ANS is as follows:
Shanghai - Ningbo - Nansha - Singapore - Jebel Ali - Abu Dhabi - Dammam - Singapore - Cai Mep - Hong Kong - Yantian - Ningbo - Shanghai - Vancouver - Shanghai
Maiden Voyage: SHA, 5th Apr 2018
Advantages of the enhanced service:
- Direct Gulf service to/from Vancouver
- Direct Singapore/Cai Mep to Vancouver
- Fastest direct Gulf service to Yantian of 22 days
Source: PIL