News / Mumbai barge service cuts costs and time for Goan shippers

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In a significant move that could reinvigorate the modal freight shift from land to sea, PSA International’s Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals (BMCT) in India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA)/Nhava Sheva has started to use barges to transport containers from Goa, which usually feeds cargo to Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port.

The sea-route connection began with the MV Hope Seven – a barge owned by Hansa Shipping – which berthed at BMCT on Thursday.

“The weekly service between Goa and PSA Mumbai shall benefit ...