Hanjin Shipping India, the South Korean shipping conglomerate, made its maiden call at KPCT on February 1, 2016. Vessel MV Hanjin Florida had exchanged 553 TEU out of which 109 TEU are import sand 444 TEU are exports. Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal, whose volume during April 15 - Jan 16 has already surpassed FY 2014-15 container volume, offers immense opportunities for new service calls to tap its huge hinterland.
The Port Rotation for this service is: Krishnapatnam – Tanjung Pelepas - Singapore – Qingdao – Xingang – Busan – Shanghai – Nansha.
This service will cater to all import/export businesses to Far East, USEC, USWC, Latin America, Europe and Inter Asia.
This direct container shipping service will open several trade opportunities for exporters and importers between these countries and is expected to give a filling to the trade on the East Coast particularly for exports of granites, tobacco, shrimps, cotton yarn, linters, along with imports of automotive parts, furniture, tiles, news print, coffee powder, fruit juices, etc.