New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has introduced car carrier service between Gujarat and Mangaluru.
A press release by NMPT said here on Friday that the car and truck carrier — MV Dresden — called at the port on Friday and sailed out to Kochi after discharging Tata cars and loaded trucks. These cars were brought for the Tata car dealers in Mangaluru and Udupi.
Loaded trucks and cars can be driven into the vessel and driven out once it reaches the destination. The vessel will be plying on Gujarat-Mangaluru-Kochi-Ennore route, it said.
This coastal service between Mangaluru and Gujarat will bring down fuel consumption and toll charges for car manufactures and truck operators.
It will also reduce the wear and tear of vehicles, and bring down the delays in border-crossing.
The service is taken up by Sical Logistics, NMPT said in the release.
The port has earmarked exclusive berths and storage area for handling coastal vessels, the release added.