APL is set to launch a new weekly service which directly connects the North Asia markets of Korea and China to Chennai, India.

The Singapore-based liner company said its new India East Coast Express (IEX) service is due to start in the middle of December 2016.

“The new IEX service facilitates our customers’ growing business need for additional and more competitive shipping options,” said Tonnie Lim, APL head of intra-Asia trade.

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