Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT), managed and operated by Abu Dhabi Terminals, added a new service to its growing network list. Hyundai’s KMS service made her maiden call to Abu Dhabi’s main port on Saturday 5th September with the 6,800 TEU ‘Hyundai Bangkok’, the port operator said Tuesday in a press release.
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has become the latest carrier to increase their services at KPCT by adding the KMS service which provides a weekly port rotation between Korea and Middle East Gulf. This service represents the 4th new service calling at KPCT since the start of the year and further increases the number of direct international destinations from Abu Dhabi providing more choice for import and export companies that have a GCC focus.
Simon Brebner, Abu Dhabi Terminals’ Chief Commercial Officer commented: “Our excellent relationship with HMM enables us to connect our customers to global markets. The newly added KMS service links Korea and the Far East directly to major ports in the GCC and has one of the best transit times in the trade which benefits our customers tremendously.”
The KMS service rotation will be: Kwang Yang, Busan, Ningbo, Kaohsiung, Yantian, Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Kelang, Jebel Ali, Khalifa Port, Bandar Abbas, Karachi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kwang Yang.
About Abu Dhabi Terminals:
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) in 2012 signed a 30-year concession for managing and operation of Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT). KPCT officially inaugurated in Dec. 2012 has become the region’s first semi-automated port and one of the most technologically advanced and fastest growing container terminals in the world. The port operator ADT is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi Ports, Mubadala and Mubadala Infrastructure Partners.