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Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Luka Koper d.d., Slovenia’s only port operator, said shipping companies Sermar Line Srl and Shipping Corp. of India have established a container line from India to the northern Adriatic Sea ports to ease transport of Indian exports to central and eastern Europe.

Regular container ships will link Koper, Venice and Ravenna with Indian ports of Nava Sheva and Mundra, the Koper-based company said in an e-mailed statement today.

New container lines also aim to increase shipment of goods from and to the Middle East, Luka Koper said.

--Editor: Douglas Lytle

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