From October 29, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) planned to begin regular weekly service from Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT).
According to a company press release, the service will have the rotation of Colombo, Krishnapatnam, Chennai, Colombo, with further worldwide coverage of ports through MSC’s extensive network of services for both dry and reefer cargo, highlighted an official release.
The service will be calling at the facility every Monday. Sectors that will be catered to, for both exports and imports, at Krishnapatnam Port include Europe, North and South America, East and South Africa, North and West Africa, Red Sea and Gulf, Far East and China, Australia and New Zealand.
And while Colombo will continue to be the main transshipment hub, MSC will also serve via Singapore (on commercial feeder) to Far East China and the US primarily for reefers.