Maxicon Launches MIB (Myanmar-India-Bangladesh) Direct Service

Maxicon Container Line Pte. Ltd., a division of Hyderabad based, Seaways Group, is launching a direct Myanmar – India - Bangladesh service.

The first vessel, the 852 TEU’s capacity “MV Marina Star 2” will be embarking on the first voyage from Yangon on 21 April 2008 to Chennai. The next vessel of 1118 TEU’s capacity “MV Emirates Gondwana” planned for the first week of May 2008 will connect Yangon directly to Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) and shall call Colombo/Chittagong on the return voyage. Maxicon is a subsidiary of the flagship company Seaways group. For nearly two decades, Seaways Shipping Limited has endeavored and achieved credit of being one of the largest maritime operators in India with a wide coverage of 28 branches across all major ports and inland destinations in India. Indian consignees and shippers have long been waiting for this direct service, which will help reduce the transit time significantly and provide a regular service to both East and West coast of India. This service will provide connection to Chittagong on each leg of the routing, as well. Shippers from North and West India can utilize the service for both Chittagong and Yangon bound cargoes from Nhava Sheva, while the shippers from South and East coast can take advantage of connectivity to both these ports, from Chennai in particular. “MV Marina Star 2” will provide thrice a month connection to the East Coast of India, while “MV Emirates Gondwana” will provide fortnightly connection to the West Coast. Maxicon Container Line Pte. Ltd. operates its own fleet of containers and is now spread all over the South East Asian region, the Far East and several ports in the Middle East countries. In the light of recent increase in the bilateral relationship between Myanmar and India, this direct service will help strengthen the bond between the two countries. It is expected that this service will pave the way for increase of trade and commerce significantly.

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