Maersk stops direct Chennai-US service

Maersk Line's direct mainline service, MECL2, to the US East Coast from Chennai port ended last week, the Hindu Business Line reported.

The final call of the weekly service was just short of its loading capacity from Chennai due to the flash strike called by the trailer drivers and cleaners that affected entry of export boxes into the port.

MECL 2 was South India's only direct weekly service to the US East Coast. It was launched in March 2007 to serve the main ports on the East Coast of the US, namely Newark, Savannah and Houston.

(source: Cargo News Asia)