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Honda first two-wheeler to use inland waterways

By Niranjan Mudholkar,

Added 24 December 2018

The Ro-Ro Ghogha-Dahej ferry service will reduce the time of travel from Narsapura plant to Saurashtra by one day

Bringing the convenience in transportation services and fostering environment conservation, Honda 2Wheelers India has availed the newly launched ‘Roll-on, Roll-off (Ro-Ro) Ghogha-Dahej' ferry service in Gujarat.

Noteworthy, Honda is the first 2Wheeler manufacturer in industry to utilise this service for promoting inland waterways as transportation channel and thus reducing carbon emissions caused by heavy vehicles on land.

With the advantage of the services, Honda 2Wheelers India has first dispatched its shipment by road from its Narsapura plant in Karnataka to Dahej in South Gujarat, where it was put on the ro-ro vessel and transported to Ghogha in Saurashtra. The shipment arrived at Honda dealership in Bhavnagar, Gujarat.

The Ro-Ro Ghogha-Dahej ferry service will reduce the time of travel from Narsapura plant to Saurashtra by one day and the distance would be reduced to over 200 km. Contributing to environment conservation, the usage of this service will also cut down the carbon emissions by approx. 150 kg per trip.

Aiming to increase the penetration of Honda 2Wheelers to cater the ever growing demand in Saurashtra region of Gujarat, this ferry service shall further leverage company's distribution potential in the region with speed.

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