Mumbai Port has set a new record of shipment of 6,316 cars on a single ship on its new berth OCT-2. This is a considerable increase over the previous record of shipment of 5,376 cars.

The ship MV Hoegh St Petersberg berthed on August 7, 2016 and sailed on August 9 with a shipment of 6,316 cars comprising 3,115 cars from GM India and 3,093 cars from Volkswagen India, exported mainly to Mexico. 

Mumbai Port has been focusing on the export and handling of cars and has emerged as the leading port on the West Coast of India, growing at about 25% for the past few years.

In June this year, Mumbai Port Trust reduced vessel-related charges by about 10% on the applicable scale of rates for coastal vessels with further reduction of wharfage charges on vehicles. The move is mainly to encourage the coastal movement of cargo, especially automobiles, by Ro-Ro (Roll-on-Roll-off) ships and to meet the demand of vehicle manufacturers and Ro-Ro vessel operators.

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