Gati Ship announces a dedicated shipping route on the Chennai-Yangon-Chennai stretch

JOC Staff |
Hyderabad, August 1: Gati Ship Pvt. Ltd , a 100% subsidiary of Gati Ltd. - India’s pioneer and leader in Express Distribution and Supply Chain Solutions today announced a dedicated Shipping route service between Chennai-Yangon- Chennai to help businesses maximize trade potential between the two countries.

Gati Ship Pvt. Ltd is a one stop logistics solutions provider for all sea bound cargo shipments. An unmatched expertise and a decade of operational experience, Gati Ship is the only licensed operator making several voyages a month between India and Myanmar via Port Blair. It is the only direct service operator on the –East Coast of India – Myanmar route.
Gati also operates two container yards at Chennai and Port Blair which increases capability and provides for efficient handling of the cargo

Mr. Dhruv Agarwal, Vice President, Gati Ship said, “With the opening up of the trade relations between and India and Myanmar and an aggressive bi-lateral trade projection, we see a lot of business potential on this route. Our expertise and excellent relations in the Myanmar Shipping industry will be an added advantage”.

The trade potential between India and Myanmar is expected to double to $2 billion by 2015. The proposed Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project envisages a direct trade corridor between a port in Myanmar and Indian ports on the eastern coast which will then pass through riverine transport and lastly by road to Mizoram would further boost trade between the two countries.

About Gati Limited:
Gati Limited (www.gati.com) is pioneer and leader in Express Distribution and Supply Chain Solutions in India. Having started as a cargo management company in 1989, Gati has grown into an organization with more than 3500 employees and an annual turnover of Rs 12094 million (249 million USD) covering 622 out of total 626 districts in India. Gati has over 4000 vehicles on the road excluding their fleet of refrigerated vehicles, container shipping vessels and world class warehousing facilities across India. Furthermore, Gati has a strong market presence in the Asia Pacific region and SAARC countries. Gati has offices in India Singapore, Hong Kong, China , Nepal k, Indonesia and Thailand.