Ro-ro Shipping

Sarbh applauds Vadhavan port decision

Captain Jimmy Sarbh, widely regarded as the doyen of the Indian ports industry, professes himself to be a happy man, now that one of his cherished professional dreams has inched a step closer to reality. Speaking exclusively to The Maritime Standard, Sarbh enthusiastically welcomes the recent decision of the Indian Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to green light the development of a new deepwater Major Port at Vadhavan, in Maharashtra.

“This decision is not just important for the...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/sarbh-applauds-vadhavan-port-decision/

Egyptian ro-ro terminal project confirmed

Japan’s NYK Line is teaming up with Bolloré Africa Logistics and Toyota Tsusho to operate a dedicated automotive terminal at East Port Said in Egypt.
The new terminal will be Egypt’s first exclusively ro-ro terminal and will be designed to enable two large pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) to berth simultaneously, on a 600m long quay. It will also have parking slots for around 10,000 cars on the landside.

The automotive market in Egypt is expected to expand rapidly in the next few years, in...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/egyptian-ro-ro-terminal-project-confirmed/

Indian ports added to Bahri schedule

Saudi Arabian shipping company, Bahri, has initiated a service into India with maiden calls by the ro-con vessel Bahri Jeddah into Kamarajar Port in Ennore and the Chennai International Terminal towards the end of December.
Bahri says that the vessel will in future call regularly at Ennore and, on an inducement basis at Chennai, offering direct calls from South India to the US East Coast.

Abdullah Aldubaikhi, CEO of Bahri said, “We aim to capitalize on Bahri Logistics’ reputation as a preferred...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/indian-ports-added-to-bahri-schedule/

New Assam ro-ro service gets underway

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has started a new ro-ro operation in collaboration with the Government of Assam, to improve connections with Majuli Island. The idea is to reduce the time required for road haulage transport which at present has to use a 400km road route, via the Tezpur Road Bridge. By contrast the use of the river route by ro-ro ships requires a distance of less than 13km.

IWAI has procured a new vessel, Bhupen Hazarika, for the new service and is providing the...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/new-assam-ro-ro-service-gets-underway/

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