Korean-based ‘Heung A Line’ expands services to Sri Lanka

‘Heung A Line’ headquartered in South Korea will launch its maiden service (SIS/CI6) in to Sri Lanka with its first vessel call in to Port of Colombo at the CICT with mv. BALTIC SOUTH v. 2001W which is expected to arrive on 20 December. The service is jointly operated by Heung A Line in partnership with Sinokor Line, Wan Hai Line, Feedertech and Intra Asia Line. The Heung A Line is locally represented by m/s Sharaf Shipping Agency Ltd.

The SIS/CI6 service will be a weekly call at CICT deploying 6x4200 TEU vessels directly connecting China to Sri Lanka and India. The port rotation of SIS/CI6 service will be Dallian, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Shekou, Singapore, Port Kelang, Colombo, Nhavasheva, Mundra, Port Kelang and back to China.

New SIS/CI6 service will provide Heung A Line to offer direct connection between China-Sri Lanka and India and enable them to make their presence available in this region. The commencement of the new service of Heung A Line with their partners is welcome by the trade especially during the current environment where vessel space and equipment constraints are very much happening in particular of the China-Sri Lanka trade.

It will help the importers in Sri Lanka to ensure that their valuable cargo especially in the garment and the construction industry to source in time to boom their production/manufacturing facilities. Heung A Line is looking at further expansion in to this region and has already launched its second service i.e., SIS-2 from China to India.