Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has become the first automobile company in India to commence transportation of products through the newly inaugurated Hazira (Surat) - Ghogha (Bhavnagar) Ro-Pax ferry service in Gujarat in collaboration with Indigo Seaways.
The company dispatched its first two-wheeler consignment using the ferry service from its Narsapura plant in Karnataka to Veraval (near Somnath) in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat.
Utilising this logistics way, delivery time and distance for the company's new two-wheelers reaching the Saurashtra region from the Karnataka factory has reduced significantly.
The transit time has reduced by two days and distance by 465 km respectively when compared to the earlier full road route.
Utilising the new inland waterways as the first auto company to ship its consignments, HMSI has been able to significantly reduce the transit time and serve customers with increased efficiency across 11 cities of the Saurashtra region in Gujarat.
The company aims to continuously deliver its shipments from Bengaluru faclity to Saurashtra region utilising Ro-Pax ferry service.