India’sMundra
Port is set to connect with a large network of Gulf ports with
Saudi Arabia as the hub.
Mundra Port, India’s top container gateway, will connect King Abdulaziz
Port in Dammam. Every fortnight the vessel “Green Ace,” with a carrying
capacity of 1,740 TEUs will sail not only to Dammam in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern
Province, but also to other Gulf ports–Jebel Ali (UAE), Khalifa Bin Salman (Bahrain),
Hamad (Qatar).
The new service,
branded as the Gulf-India
Express 2 (GIX2) launched by Dubai based operator Aladin.
It complements the GIX loop that Aladin Express began in April, linking
Mundra to Sohar, Jebel Ali, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah.
The port of Mundra
has seen strong growth, powered by significant
capacity expansion and aggressive carrier relationship strategies undertaken by
the port owner Adani Group.
Mundra is located on the north shores of the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat.
It is the largest private port and the largest container port in India,
equipped to handle dry cargo, liquid cargo, crude cargo, and containers.