The new service
will leverage Port Klang as a key transshipment hub, strengthening Kolkata’s
connectivity with CULines’ wider network across Intra-Asia, the Middle East and
the Red Sea. Through the SBS Service, cargo originating from major ports in
China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia will be able to
connect to Kolkata through CULines’ existing regional network. The service will
also enhance westbound export connectivity from Kolkata, allowing cargo to be
transshipped via Port Klang and connected onward to CULines’ services serving
the Middle East and Red Sea markets.
CULines said the new connection is aimed at providing customers with
more flexible and reliable routing options by integrating regional services and
bringing its wider network closer to the Kolkata market. The launch further strengthens Kolkata’s
role in regional container trade connectivity, while offering exporters and
importers additional routing options through Port Klang.