THE Container Corporation of India and Maersk have launched a 90-TEU railcar on India's Kolkata route to begin an east-west rail service, reports IHS Media.
The Port of Colombo's congestion problems have resulted in a stronger realisation among India's east cast shippers to explore alternatives to foreign transshipping.
Maersk's partnership with the Container Corporation of India will offer block train movement from Kolkata to Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).
'Indian exporters have been exploring possibilities of scaling up production and shipping it out of India to global markets. The underlying challenges in the post-Covid ecosystem, however, have limited the opportunities from time to time for such exporters - one of the biggest challenges being that of space availability from certain pockets within the country,' said Maersk.
The carrier declared that the integrated logistics package included customs clearance and more customer bookings are lined up for shipment under similar arrangements out of Kolkata.
'The key part of orchestrating this mode was to convince a long-skeptical industry - both rail authorities and cargo owners - of the potential value it offers on overall transit times,' said Maersk.
Maersk's managing director Steve Felder stated the importance of recognising the challenges tied to the Covid crisis.
'We have recognised the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered in the ecosystem and are innovating solutions that didn't exist in the past. By providing landside movement on rail, customs clearance, and ocean shipping out of India, we have offered the customer a truly end-to-end solution. With the first successful run, we are now looking forward to scaling it up in the coming weeks,' said Mr Felder.
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The Port of Colombo's congestion problems have resulted in a stronger realisation among India's east cast shippers to explore alternatives to foreign transshipping.
Maersk's partnership with the Container Corporation of India will offer block train movement from Kolkata to Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).
'Indian exporters have been exploring possibilities of scaling up production and shipping it out of India to global markets. The underlying challenges in the post-Covid ecosystem, however, have limited the opportunities from time to time for such exporters - one of the biggest challenges being that of space availability from certain pockets within the country,' said Maersk.
The carrier declared that the integrated logistics package included customs clearance and more customer bookings are lined up for shipment under similar arrangements out of Kolkata.
'The key part of orchestrating this mode was to convince a long-skeptical industry - both rail authorities and cargo owners - of the potential value it offers on overall transit times,' said Maersk.
Maersk's managing director Steve Felder stated the importance of recognising the challenges tied to the Covid crisis.
'We have recognised the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered in the ecosystem and are innovating solutions that didn't exist in the past. By providing landside movement on rail, customs clearance, and ocean shipping out of India, we have offered the customer a truly end-to-end solution. With the first successful run, we are now looking forward to scaling it up in the coming weeks,' said Mr Felder.
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