News / India looks to cut domestic logistics costs by doubling barge traffic

Maersk Line is putting a heavier focus on barges along Indian coastal routes as New Delhi calls for a larger modal shift from land to sea for local cargo distribution and transhipment.

Close on the heels of a Kolkata to Dhaka container-on-barge service for India-Bangladesh cross-border trade, Maersk India has piloted a similar offering on the domestic leg on the Bay of Bengal coast line from Kolkata to Meghalaya – a north-eastern state facing historical supply chain constraints.

Maersk India told The Loadstar, ...