New box service to link Abu Dhabi with India

Orient Express Lines (OEL), Simatech and X-Press Feeders are to add a call at Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT) to its existing weekly, fixed-day service, known as the “IGI” service, between the Arabian Peninsula and India.

The deepwater Khalifa Port, with initial capacity of 2.5m teu, went operational from September 1 last year and now handles all container shipments into and out of the emirate. Abu Dhabi Ports Company handled 787.048 teu in 2012, up 2.5% on 767,713 teu the previous year, and says it expects to reach the 1m teu mark this year.