The new direct service will connect Mundra Port in Gujarat to Oman's Port of Sohar, further connecting Dammam, Jebel Ali, Karachi and North Indian ICD via Mundra port, a statement released on Sohar port website said.
The AGS services, which commenced its operation in 2011, have provided connections between the Indian Sub-Continent, Saudi Arabia and Iraq via the leading regional hub of Jebel Ali-UAE, it said.
The Port of Sohar, which is a 50-50 joint venture between the Government of Oman and the Port of Rotterdam, is a deep sea port with a draft of 18 metres. It is located 220 km northwest of the capital Muscat.
"This industrial port is a deep sea port and has grown tremendously in size and importance, in only eight years since inception in 2003.
"This volume together with the growth of Port of Sohar and the development of free zone Sohar will strengthen Sohar as an ideal point of entry for products shipped around the Gulf countries and as a gateway to the rest of the world," CEO of Port of Sohar Andre Toet said.
