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Maersk starts reefer-only rail service for north India shippers
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2023/08/29 16:50:06
MAERSK was scheduled to have rolled out a reefer-only containerised rail service between north India and Nhava Sheva Port yesterday, propelling its ability to garner more export volumes, reports Container News, Greece
The inaugural train trip was from Dadri ICD (inland container depot) and according to Maersk (India), the new service is a first for refrigerated exports connecting via Nhava Sheva, designed to feed its ME2 (India-Middle East) string.
Officials also said it will be a scheduled weekly intermodal offering with 90-TEU capacity per train trip, noting that this brings greater reliability for customers dealing in perishable/time-sensitive cargo trade. "Unbroken cold chains are extremely critical for our customers," the company said.
"In a fast-paced business environment, customers are looking for integrated solutions, where they deal with a single window instead of multiple vendors," said Prajeesh Ravindranathan, Maersk's head of cold chain and pharma for South Asia.
The Dadri-Nhava Sheva reefer train connection is another addition to Maersk's growing integrated logistics profile in the Indian market. The carrier already runs a string of dedicated block train offerings out of various ICDs in the country, which include what it calls the Pratigya Express service from Sonipat ICD in North India (NCR) to APM Terminals Pipavav.
Cementing its integrator foothold, Maersk recently also announced dedicated trucking services as a niche provider of business-to-business (B2B) last-mile logistics services.
With the global acquisition of LF Logistics, a Hong Kong-based contract logistics company, last year, Maersk has vastly expanded its inland reach in India, adding a further network of 10 warehouses across the country.
Additionally, the Danish carrier has opened new warehouses at several locations in India, including on the outskirts of Mumbai (Bhiwandi) and in northern India (Farrukhnagar).
Most recently, the carrier unveiled a uniquee-commerce fulfillment product out of its various Indian warehouse locations, branding it as "a one-country, one-price" offering.
The inaugural train trip was from Dadri ICD (inland container depot) and according to Maersk (India), the new service is a first for refrigerated exports connecting via Nhava Sheva, designed to feed its ME2 (India-Middle East) string.
Officials also said it will be a scheduled weekly intermodal offering with 90-TEU capacity per train trip, noting that this brings greater reliability for customers dealing in perishable/time-sensitive cargo trade. "Unbroken cold chains are extremely critical for our customers," the company said.
"In a fast-paced business environment, customers are looking for integrated solutions, where they deal with a single window instead of multiple vendors," said Prajeesh Ravindranathan, Maersk's head of cold chain and pharma for South Asia.
The Dadri-Nhava Sheva reefer train connection is another addition to Maersk's growing integrated logistics profile in the Indian market. The carrier already runs a string of dedicated block train offerings out of various ICDs in the country, which include what it calls the Pratigya Express service from Sonipat ICD in North India (NCR) to APM Terminals Pipavav.
Cementing its integrator foothold, Maersk recently also announced dedicated trucking services as a niche provider of business-to-business (B2B) last-mile logistics services.
With the global acquisition of LF Logistics, a Hong Kong-based contract logistics company, last year, Maersk has vastly expanded its inland reach in India, adding a further network of 10 warehouses across the country.
Additionally, the Danish carrier has opened new warehouses at several locations in India, including on the outskirts of Mumbai (Bhiwandi) and in northern India (Farrukhnagar).
Most recently, the carrier unveiled a uniquee-commerce fulfillment product out of its various Indian warehouse locations, branding it as "a one-country, one-price" offering.