News / Direct loadings at Indian ports spike after cabotage law revision

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Foreign container lines trading on Indian routes claim there is a significant sequential increase in direct port loadings because of improved cargo aggregation opportunities, presented by the modified cabotage policy implemented in 2018.

According to the Container Shipping Lines Association (CSLA), a further 1.8m teu of containerised shipments ? usually transhipped over foreign ports – were converted to connect direct services calling at major Indian ports last year, up from about 1.3m teu gained in 2020.

Of this, nearly 1.6m teu were ...