PepsiCo consignment marks India’s first container movement on inland waterways

Marking the debut of containerised movement on inland waterways of the country, PepsiCo India became the first company to use containerised vessel movement for transporting products from its plant in Kolkata to the port in Varanasi. The first containerised vessel was received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the newly developed multi-modal terminal in Varanasi. Also present on the momentous occasion was Ahmed El Sheikh, President and CEO, PepsiCo India. He said, “PepsiCo is delighted to be the first company to use containerised vessel movement for transporting products from our plant in Kolkata to the port in Varanasi. This is a significant milestone in the development of inland waterways and we believe this can be a huge enabler for the consumer goods industry.”