Qatar Navigation (Milaha) has signed an agreement with the Kandla International Container Terminal (KICT) in India, to start the first direct common carrier feeder service between Saudi Arabia and India.
The weekly service will connect Dammam and Jubail in Saudi Arabia to the port of Kandla in Gujarat. It also provides direct links to Jebel Ali in Dubai.
The weekly service, operated with two vessels, will have the following rotation with a 14-day round-trip: Kandla–Jebel Ali–Dammam–Jubail–Jebel Ali–Kandla.
The first vessel call of this service will be M.V. Oshairij on Feb. 4 from Kandla.
Milaha’s President and CEO Abdulrahman Essa Al-Mannai said: “After our successful entry into the Indian market in March 2015 with the launch of the first direct service between Qatar and India, we have been exploring various options to expand our presence in the country.”
The CEO said: “We decided to launch this service after careful evaluation of trade patterns and feedback from our very supportive customers and partners.”
He added: “We are proud to be part of this historic moment which will certainly bolster trade ties between the Gulf region as a whole and India, as well as further broaden our feeder network within the Gulf and the Indian subcontinent.”
The service, named KDX (Kandla Dammam Express), provides rice exporters in North India with a cost effective solution for their supply chain as the KICT will provide a direct train link between inland container depots in North India and the container terminal.
Petrochemical exporters in Jubail will also benefit from a direct service to Kandla.
Milaha is represented by M/S Poseidon Shipping Agency Pvt. Ltd. In India.
The weekly service will connect Dammam and Jubail in Saudi Arabia to the port of Kandla in Gujarat. It also provides direct links to Jebel Ali in Dubai.
The weekly service, operated with two vessels, will have the following rotation with a 14-day round-trip: Kandla–Jebel Ali–Dammam–Jubail–Jebel Ali–Kandla.
The first vessel call of this service will be M.V. Oshairij on Feb. 4 from Kandla.
Milaha’s President and CEO Abdulrahman Essa Al-Mannai said: “After our successful entry into the Indian market in March 2015 with the launch of the first direct service between Qatar and India, we have been exploring various options to expand our presence in the country.”
The CEO said: “We decided to launch this service after careful evaluation of trade patterns and feedback from our very supportive customers and partners.”
He added: “We are proud to be part of this historic moment which will certainly bolster trade ties between the Gulf region as a whole and India, as well as further broaden our feeder network within the Gulf and the Indian subcontinent.”
The service, named KDX (Kandla Dammam Express), provides rice exporters in North India with a cost effective solution for their supply chain as the KICT will provide a direct train link between inland container depots in North India and the container terminal.
Petrochemical exporters in Jubail will also benefit from a direct service to Kandla.
Milaha is represented by M/S Poseidon Shipping Agency Pvt. Ltd. In India.
