Tuticorin Container Terminal (TCT), operated by PSA SICAL Terminals Ltd, has announced the beginning of the China-Middle East direct service which will link TCT to Singapore and China. | |
| A company statement said that the first ship, MV Wan Hai 302, under this service, arrived at TCT on June 14. This is the third direct mainline service to call at Tuticorin after the India-US Express and the round-the-world mainline service. |
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| Operated by Wan Hai Lines, the China-Middle East direct service would see the deployment of six vessels of capacities ranging from 2,200 to 2,400 TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units). |
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| The port rotation would be Tuticorin, Port Klang, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Xing Ang, Ningbo, Shekou, Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Klang, Jebel Ali, bander Abbas and Karachi, before returning to Tuticorin. |
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| "With these direct mainline services and an extensive network of feeder services, we will be able to meet the growing demand for connectivity, not only between important cities in China - Middle East sea route but also with the other key international ports," said John Quok, general manager, PSA SICAL Terminals Ltd. |
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| TCT is now linked to a total of 35 destinations across the world, including ports in Europe, US and China. |
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