Milaha, a maritime and logistics conglomer[ds_preview]ate based in Qatar, has signed an agreement with the Kandla International Container Terminal (KICT) in India, for a new feeder service between Saudi Arabia and India.
According to Milaha it is the first direct feeder connection between the two countries. As Mihala informs the frequency of the service will be weekly and will connect the Gujarat port of Kandla directly with Jebel Ali in Dubai, and Dammam and Jubail in Saudi Arabia.
The service, named KDX (Kandla Dammam Express), will provide rice exporters in North India with a cost effective solution for their supply chain as KICT will provide a direct train link between Northern India’s inland container depots and the container terminal. At the other end, petrochemicals exporters in Jubail will have the advantage of a direct service to Kandla, and the convenience of connecting through to any North Indian inland container depots from Kandla.
The weekly service will be operated with two vessels of the following rotation with a 14-day round-trip: Kandla – Jebel Ali – Dammam – Jubail – Jebel Ali – Kandla. The first vessel call of this service will be »Oshairij« on 4th February 2017 from Kandla.
Milaha was established in July 1957 as the first public shareholding company registered in Qatar. The company‘s current activities include marine transportation in gas, petroleum products, containers and bulk; offshore support services; port management and operations; logistics services; shipyard; trading agencies; real estate investments; and asset management.
