The service links Kochi and Nhava Sheva port in Maharashtra with Fujairah in UAE, Sohar in Oman, and Aden in Yemen.
Two vessels – MV Marsa Virgo and MV Marsa Zenith — run the route, each offering over 500 TEUs of capacity per trip. The inaugural call by MV Marsa Virgo at DP World Cochin saw the terminal handle more than 1,000 TEUs. Kochi : Cochin Port has launched the MGR IFR Service, a new shipping route connecting Kochi directly to key markets in the UAE, Oman and Yemen.
The service, operating on a fortnightly schedule, links Kochi and Nhava Sheva port in Maharashtra with Fujairah in UAE, Sohar in Oman, and Aden in Yemen.
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