The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), in partnership with Hull & Hatch Lines Ltd of UAE, has launched a new service, Red Sea – India Express Service (RIX), connecting India’s two west coast ports with Red Sea ports, according to shipping industry sources. The port rotation is: JN Port-Mundra-Aden-Djibouti-Hodeidah-Jeddah-Port Sudan-Aqaba-JN port. Two vessels, each with an average capacity of 1,350 TEUs, will operate on the route on a 12-day frequency.
The service will also be integrated with SCI’s existing services to and from Europe, West Asia and Far East connecting Red Sea ports, the sources add.
The Dubai-based Hull & Hatch Lines operates liner services to and from the Indian sub-continent, South-East Asia, West Asia and Africa.
Meanwhile, SCI has launched a Kolkata-Colombo weekly feeder service, in partnership with Seaways Shipping. Two vessels of the nominal capacity of 1000/1100 TEUs have been deployed on the route. However, due to draft restriction in the Hooghly river, not more than 700 TEUs might be carried at an average 14-tonne load each box. This is for the first time, SCI launched a feeder service on the country’s east coast.
The service will also be integrated with SCI’s existing services to and from Europe, West Asia and Far East connecting Red Sea ports, the sources add.
The Dubai-based Hull & Hatch Lines operates liner services to and from the Indian sub-continent, South-East Asia, West Asia and Africa.
Meanwhile, SCI has launched a Kolkata-Colombo weekly feeder service, in partnership with Seaways Shipping. Two vessels of the nominal capacity of 1000/1100 TEUs have been deployed on the route. However, due to draft restriction in the Hooghly river, not more than 700 TEUs might be carried at an average 14-tonne load each box. This is for the first time, SCI launched a feeder service on the country’s east coast.