Ocean Network Express’ ONE Modern, the first ship on the new West India North America (WIN) route, has arrived at the Port of Savannah.
Georgia Ports Authority President and CEO, Griff Lynch, said: “This new offering from ONE is a recognition of India’s growing role as a manufacturing hub. As the world’s most populous country, with a growing consumer class and significant infrastructure investment, India represents a remarkable opportunity for trade via Savannah.”
According to Lynch, deliveries from India to the US East Coast are more efficient than those from the US West Coast.
Despite current shipping diversions around Africa, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reaches inland markets in the US Southeast and Midwest three to five days faster than ports on the West Coast.
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Dan Sheehy, ONE Senior Vice President, Product & Network, said: “The WIN Service offers our valued customers a weekly routing from Nhava Sheva and Mundra to the US East Coast.”
The addition of the WIN service from ONE brings the Georgia Ports Authority’s direct weekly India services to four, while a total of eight services connect Savannah to the Indian Subcontinent.
