Safmarine closer to Indian Subcontinent
SHIPPING: Safmarine Container Lines - owned by Denmark's A.P. Moller - Maersk - has announced the formation of a new Region in its global organization - the Indian Subcontinent. It is a clear indication of how important the ISC has become to Safmarine.
"We are determined that the formation of this region will have tangible benefits for our customers. We want to forge long-term customer relationships, creating good transparency in the value chain and reducing transaction costs for shippers", says Safmarine
CEO Tomas Dyrbye.
This new, separate region within Safmarine will cover India as well as Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and the Maldives.
The Indian sub-continent and surrounding countries had previously formed part of the Safmarine West and Central Asia region which included the Arabian Persian Gulf. These countries have now been combined with North African and Levant Countries to serve customers in the newly-established Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region.
Source: Safmarine / maritimedanmark.dk