KPCT, Maersk launch weekly mainline service to China
The Dollar Business Bureau Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT) has launched a weekly mainline service to China which will be operated by Maersk line in partnership with Hanjin Shipping of Korea. Maersk Line MD Franck Dedenis and KPCT Director and CEO Anil Yendluri inaugurated the mainline service at Krishnapatnam Port on Monday. This new service will offer competitive services to the exporters and importers of South Indian states particularly Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to transit bulk cargo to the ports of China, South-East Asia, and other Asian countries. Currently, it takes 40-45 days for the cargo from South India to reach the consignee in China. This will be reduced by 50% with the launch of the direct mainline service. Anil Yendluri said that Bangalore, Hyderabad ...
CONCOR starts new weekly train between Krishnapatnam Port and ICD Whitefield
Sisir Pradhan | The Dollar Business Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has started a new train weekly service between Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT) and Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Whitefield in Bengaluru. The new freight train service started its maiden run on June 19, 2015 with a full load of import laden containers belonging to traders in Bengaluru city region. Given the fact that due to bad road connectivity and limited rail service to Mangalore Port, majority of importers and exporters in the region prefer other ports like Chennai, Kochi, Krishnapatnam and even Tuticorin. The new weekly rail service will help more efficient and faster transit of containers between the ICD and the port. Due to the new service traders ...
India begins direct container shipping service to Myanmar
The Dollar Business Bureau | TheDollarBiz (L-R) Mr. Jithendra Nimmagadda, COO, KPCT; Mr. C. Sasidhar, Managing Director, Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited; Capt. S. Narula, Director-Liner & Passenger Services, The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.; Capt. Abdul Majeed Abdul Kareem, The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd; Ms. Vinita Venkatesh, Director, KPCT; Capt. Pradeep Ramachandran, AGM, KPCT The state-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has launched a direct shipping line to Myanmar from the Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh, India. Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT) already has a direct service to Yangon by Vasi Shipping and the SCI-Yangon service is the second direct service to Myanmar. Direct sailings between India and Myanmar have existed but container services have usually been through the ...
