Inchcape, John Keells Holdings set up new Lankan maritime JV
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UK-based Inchcape Shipping Services has joined hands with John Keells Holdings (JKH), a company registered in Sri Lanka to set up a new venture, Inchcape Mackinnon Mackenzie Shipping.
With 174 years of service to the international shipping industry and 240 offices in 60 countries, comprising a team of over 2,500 professional and committed staff, Inchcape is one of the largest maritime service providers in the world.
Thanks to its unique geographical footprint it can offer customers a full range of services, delivered safely and with a consistent commitment to exceptional service, governance and transparency wherever they are in the world.
Listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange, JKH operates over 70 companies in 7 diverse industry sectors. With a history of more than 150 years, John Keells Group provides employment to over 14,000 persons.
The new venture, Inchcape Mackinnon Mackenzie, will provide a diverse range of maritime services in Sri Lanka which includes port agency, husbandry, crew logistics services, ship chandelling, bunker fuel supply arrangement, liner agency, marine survey and inspection.
It will also provide logistics services to oil and gas, construction, dredging, cable-laying, Cruise tourism and others sectors in addition to military support services and maritime consultancy.
Zafir Hashim, the transportation sector head of JKH, said: "We are excited about the new joint venture between Inchcape and JKH. Given the global presence of Inchcape and the local presence of JKH, we are sure we can provide an exceptional service to both international and local clients."
"With Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the global maritime route, the services offered through this joint venture will certainly attract a multitude of new clients to call at the shores of Sri Lanka for ship related services," he noted.
Matthew Paice, VP (Marine Services) Middle East, South Asia and Africa of Inchcape said: "It is long overdue that Inchcape have a presence in Sri Lanka. This new venture will allow Inchcape to offer an improved and expanded offering to its customers in this growing and important market."
"We could not have a better partner to take this next step than John Keells Group and Mackinnon Mackenzie Shipping," he added.-TradeArabia News Service
