APM Terminals Pipavav receives maiden RoRo vessel call from Höegh Autoliners

APM Terminals Pipavav, one of western India’s gateway ports, proudly announced having hosted the maiden call by leading RORO operator Höegh Autoliners vessel – m.v. HOEGH ANTWERP at Pipavav Port.

Norway-based Höegh Autoliners is a leading global provider of transportation and logistics services within the RoRo segment. It has large fleet of vessels for Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) sailing in global trade systems.

HOEGH ANTWERP berthed at Pipavav Port in late January, 2016, to load Ford’s small and midsized cars, being exported from its Sanand plant in Gujarat. Officials of APM Terminals Pipavav, and the senior management of Hoegh Autoliners, India, were present to welcome the vessel, when it berthed. The master of the vessel, Captain Andriy Silayev, and the senior management officials of Hoegh Autoliners India were also felicitated by the port. This is yet another testimony of the infrastructure capabilities and efficiency built by APM Terminals Pipavav to handle large vessels and RoRo operations.

In August 2015, APM Terminals Pipavav commenced operations of its RoRo facility and successfully berthed its first RoRo vessel m.v.Grand Dahlia at the port. So far over 10,000 cars have been shipped from Pipavav Port since the commencement of the RoRo facility.

Commenting on the occasion, , Keld Pedersen, managing director of APM Terminals Pipavav said, “This is a proud moment for us at APM Terminals Pipavav as we are in line with our commitment of providing multiple services by adding value to our existing portfolio. The berthing of the vessel HOEGH ANTWERP reinstates that RoRo facility at Pipavav Port has been developed with most modern facilities and well trained staffs. With Gujarat becoming a hub for manufacturing, we hope to contribute by offering best logistic support going forward as well.”