French line CMA CGM is launching a new service called Indiamed with APL and Cosco.

The loop links the eastern Mediterranean with Djibouti, the Arabian Gulf, Pakistan and India.

It starts on 2 July and will complement its MEGEM (East Mediterranean to/from Middle East) and MEDEX (West Mediterranean to/from Middle East and Indian sub-continent) strings.

Rotation will be: Khor Fakkan – Karachi – Nhava Sheva – Mundra – Djibouti – Jeddah – Damietta – Piraeus – Malta – Aliaga – Mersin – Port Said West – Khor Fakkan.