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 ...
