The augural trip of an Indian ship belonging to GATI Coast to Coast India Company arrived at the Ranong port on Saturday bringing in 230 containers to take back goods from southern Thailand. The ship was welcomed to the port by the Thai Port Authority Deputy Director Pankhae Junnanond and president of the Indian company.
The GATI Coast to Coast India is the first Indian large ship-liner which has decided to use the Ranong port to transport goods between Thailand and India so that it does not have to go via the Malacca Straits to Klong Toi in Bangkok or Laem Chabang in the eastern province of Chonburi. This saves the company’s costs plus journey time. The Thai authorities welcome the move as it boosts business and investment for Ranong.
The Port Authority of Thailand also allocates 150 million baht budget to purchase a crane to lift heavy containers.
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