Malabar Service Maiden Call @ ICTT Cochin : Enhances Connectivity between India & the Middle East

DP World, a global provider of end-to-end logistics, has hosted the newly launched weekly Malabar Service at its modern International Container Trans-shipment Terminal (ICTT) in Kochi. Operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the new service will have four vessels of 2400 TEU capacity.

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The new service will provide direct and seamless connectivity between Kochi, Mundra, Karachi, Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait (with Shuwaikh Port), Qatar (with Hamad Port)

The new service will be operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and is vital in enhancing South India’s connectivity to the Middle East

Malabar service will have 4 vessels of 2400 TEU capacity

DP World, a leading global provider of smart end-to-end logistics, welcomed the newly launched weekly Malabar Service, at its state-of-the-art International Container Trans-shipment Terminal (ICTT) Cochin. The new service will be operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and will have 4 vessels of 2400 TEU capacity.

“Malabar” service’s maiden vessel, M.V. MSC Krittika, reached DP World’s terminal in Cochin on 6th April 2023. The new service will provide direct and seamless connectivity between Cochin, Mundra, Karachi, Jebel Ali, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait (with Shuwaikh Port), Qatar (with Hamad Port) and Sri Lanka (Colombo). 

“Malabar” service will create a faster, stable, and reliable service for the traders across the India-Middle East corridor and leverage the strong partnerships between the two regions for boosting economic growth.

The newly launched Malabar service by MSC, will play an integral role in strengthening the bilateral trade between India and the Middle East countries. In addition, this service will enable Indian exporters have a deeper and wider access to the markets in the Middle East region. 

The Malabar Service will be the 3rd weekly service sailing for the Middle East region from DP World Cochin. The port terminal is capable of handling post panamax ships and in February 2023, the 605-metre-long terminal reached a monumental milestone of successfully handling 6 million TEUs since its inception in 2011.