Ocean Network Express will launch a brand new containership service between Savannah and West India in May 2024. The new providing will give the Georgia Ports Authority 10 providers by way of the Suez Canal, with 9 calling on the Indian subcontinent.

“ONE’s West India North America service recognizes a growing shift in global sourcing, with more manufacturers adding operations on the subcontinent,” mentioned Griff Lynch, GPA president and CEO. “With the world’s largest population, India also represents a tremendous market opportunity for U.S. exporters. The Port of Savannah is strategically positioned to take advantage of this trend, providing more connections to India for supply chain flexibility.”

The new ONE announcement will give the Port of Savannah a complete of 37 ocean service providers to world locations – essentially the most of any port from the mid-Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico.

India performs an more and more essential function in world commerce, with an export quantity of roughly $453 billion for merchandise, with an annual progress charge of 15 % in 2022, in line with World Trade Outlook and Statistics printed by the World Trade Organization.

ONE’s new West India North America (WIN) service will supply a weekly route linking Hazira, Nhava Sheva, and Mundra to Savannah. The service will even name at Bin Qasim in Pakistan, in addition to Damietta, Algeciras, and Jeddah, which provides additional connection to Mediterranean locations together with different providers. 

“At ONE, we strive to embrace and support our customers’ growth patterns. The rapid move of so many toward India is ripe for collaboration,” mentioned Zach Connors, senior director and head of gross sales of ONE North America. “Our new WIN service is a flexible and dynamic product, designed to catalyze development of the India-North America market and beyond. Enhanced access to additional growing economies along this new route, by direct call and transshipment, will provide even further value to ONE’s partners in their pursuit of supplier/buyer diversification.” 

The new service will function a fleet of 9 vessels, all of that are operated by ONE. In a press release, ONE mentioned the impartial nature of the WIN will present reliability and suppleness to clients.

“At ONE, we have been committed to the India market since day one, and the new WIN is another milestone for our business,” mentioned Apramapar Singh, basic supervisor of India Marketing at ONE India. “Hazira container terminal is a gateway to the industrially vibrant belt of South Gujarat, North Maharashtra and Central India.”

The primary commodities embrace client items resembling electronics, perishables, textiles and chemical compounds. 

Service rotation

Bin Qasim – Hazira – Nhava Sheva – Mundra – Damietta – Algeciras – New York – Savannah – Jacksonville – Charleston – Norfolk – Damietta – Jeddah – Bin Qasim