Transport Corporation of India Ltd, India´s leading integrated supply chain and logistics solutions´ provider, launched its cargo container shipping service at Mundra Port, Gujarat to Kochi, Kerala. The new acquisition called MV TCI Arjun will mark the beginning of coastal shipping services by TCI in the western coast.
TCI Arjun will be used for transporting tiles, marble, sanitary wares, agro products, machineries, electronic & engineering and consumer products from Rajasthan, Punjab, NCR and Gujarat production areas for consumption in South. The vessel which of 10,600 mt DWT can carry about 300 loaded containers from Mundra to Kochi and Kochi to Mundra. The vessel is also equipped with two cranes of SWL 60 MT to ensure fast and safe handling. TCI Seaways has four well equipped ships in its fleet and 2,000 containers.