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Company brief - maersk to expand coverage through direct shipping service
Maersk Line Indonesia intends to expand its coverag e via its direct s hipping s ervice from eas tern Indones ia to Malays ia in 20 14 . The move is in line with the company's efforts to capitalise on the opportunities created by the 20 15 ASEAN Economic Community. Maers k has already benefited from a direct service linking the eas tern part of Indones ia to its primary trans hipment hub port in Tanjung Pelepas , Malays ia. The company now intends to add Bitung to its shipping network, which will enable Maersk to run two sailings per month, according to trade and marketing General Manager Muhammad Sofyan. The direct shipping from Bitung is expected to cut the exporters ' log is tics cos ts by up to 20%, added Sofyan (Jakarta Post).