KPCT commences HMM’s weekly ACS Service; boosts connectivity to Far East & SE Asia

Feb 18, 2017: A direct weekly service of HMM’s (Hyundai Merchant Marine) ACS Service was flagged off, from Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT) yesterday. Inauguration of the maiden vessel call by “M V Hyundai Prestige”, as part of ACS’s Service, has written a new chapter in the EXIM trade from East Coast of India.

The KPCT team conducted a formal inaugural ceremony commemorating the maiden call with Y D Park, MD, Hyundai Merchant Marine India and Anil Yendluri, CEO, Krishnapatnam Port launching the service from KPCT. Jithendra Nimmagadda, COO, KPCT welcomed the vessel by presenting a memento to the vessel Captain Musteata Loan. Sales, operations and customer service teams of Hyundai Merchant Marine and their agents Choice Group along with KPCT team were part of this memorable inaugural event.

The port rotation of this service is: Krishnapatnam – Port Klang – Singapore – Pusan – Ulsan – Shanghai – Hongkong – Yantian.

This weekly service will provide fastest and most competitive service to exporters/importers of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Northern Tamil Nadu fastest connectivity to the ports of Port Klang, Singapore, China, Busan, US West Coast and European markets.

KPCT has always been at the forefront of Indian port sector by providing state of the art facilities, customer-centric services and unparalleled operational efficiencies, which is improving the competitiveness of Indian EXIM community in the Global trade. Several mainline carriers have started their services from KPCT as the support of exporters and importers to KPCT grew exponentially.