OREANDA-NEWS. Following its announcement last week of the firstdirect container shipping service between Qatar and India, Milaha welcomed on March 26th, 2015 the arrival of MS Convent on its maiden voyage fromNhava Sheva port in Mumbai, India to Doha Port in Qatar (NDX service).

The arriving vessel was received by high-levelofficial dignitaries, including Captain Abdulla Al Khanji, CEO of Qatar Ports ManagementCompany (Mwani); Captain Ahmed Ali, Ports Adviser to the Qatari TransportationMinister; Dr. Mark Betts, Executive Director of Operations at Muntajat; and Mr Yousef Al Faihani, Director of Supply Chain atMuntajat. Milaha’s senior management, including President and CEO Mr. KhalifaAli Al-Hetmi and Michel Deleuran, Executive Vice President for Maritime, werealso present at the reception.
 
Commenting on the official launch of the service,Milaha’s President and CEO Mr. Khalifa Al-Hetmi said: “The new service is acontinuation of Milaha’s longstanding commitment to being a provider of supplychain solutions to its customers, particularly those in the Qatari market. Weare very confident in the prosperous future of the trade between Qatar andIndia, and we are certain that this new service will be a major contributor tothis prosperity, which will reflect positively on Qatari and Indian importersand exporters as well as end users on both sides.”