Yang Ming and ONE have launched a new Intra-Black Sea Express (IBX)/Black Sea Turkey Service (BTS) from 29 January 2024. The service calls at Ambarli, Varna, Constanza, Ambarli using the 1,803 teu YM INVENTIVE on a 7 day rotation. Intra-Black Sea Express(IBX)/Black Sea Turkey Service (BTS) port rotation
ONE will revise the port rotation of its Adriatic Israel Butterfly (AIB) service to call at Valencia, Alexandria, Koper, Venice, Ancona, Damietta, Valencia on an extended rotation that will turn in 4 weeks compared to the current 3 weeks rotation calling at Damietta, Koper, Trieste, Venice, Ancona, Piraeus, Alexandria, Damietta. The hub port will be changed from Damietta to Valencia as the Asia-Med services operated by ONE within THE Alliance has been diverted from the Suez to the Cape of Good
Tailwind Shipping has chartered the 917 teu FAITH and 1,118 teu WILHELMINE from January 2024 to provide connections between Koper and Barcelona. The move follows the diversion of Tailwind's vessels from the Suez to the Cape route on its China-Europe Panda Express (PEX) service. The PEX service originally calls at Qingdao, Ningbo, Dachan Bay, Colombo, Koper, Barcelona, Rotterdam, Qingdao but with the diversion to the Cape route since the beginning of December 2023, the call at Koper has been drop
CMA CGM will revamp two services connecting Libya with East Med ports from January 2024. The Turkey Libya Express (TULYB) will be revised to call Aliaga, Gemlik, Ambarli, Alexandria, Misurata, Aliaga from 17 January 2024 on a 14 day rotation using 2 ships, the 1,122 teu JAGUAR and 1,114 teu ATLANTIC MERCHANT. The service will drop its current calls at Gebze, Piraeus and Limassol with the total turn time reduced from 3 weeks to 2 weeks. The Greece Turkey Libya Express (GTL) will be revised to
ONE will launch a new Egypt Lebanon Turkey Service (ELT) calling at Damietta, Beirut, Iskenderun, Damietta with the 1,084 teu MARIELYST at Damietta on 31 January 2024 on a weekly frequency.
FESCO has launched a new FESCO Egypt Direct Line (FEDL) service from 13 December 2023 connecting Novorossiysk, Alexandria, Novorossiysk with the 1,118 teu FESCO ASKOLD. The service will turn in 13-14 days using a single ship. The FEDL service is operated by Dalreftrans, FESCO’s temperature-controlled cargo transportation affiliate and is aimed at the transport of fruits and refrigerated products from Egypt to Russia while it will transport containerised lumber, fertilisers, leguminous crops and
Maersk has launched a new Tunis Cagliari feeder service using roro ships connecting Cagliari, Tunis (Rades), Cagliari. The service was launched on 11 November 2023 with the 11,630 dwt roro cargo ship WEDELLSBORG that was previously operated by Italian carrier Grupo Grendi on the domestic Cagliari-Carrara Marine Cagliari line service. The WEDELLSBORG is able to carry up to 773 teu of containers. The new feeder service calls at the Tunis-Rades Terminal and the Grendi Trasporti Marittimi Terminal
Admiral Container Lines (ACOL) has launched a new intra-Med Adriatic Express (AEX) service from 2 November 2023 connecting Haifa, Ashdod, Alexandria, Istanbul, Mersin, Koper, Venice, Haifa using the 801 teu ADMIRAL MARS and 868 teu MOVEON on a 14 day rotation.
Unimed has started a new Damietta-Turkey service from 23 October 2023 connecting Damietta and Mersin with the 1,216 teu MORAGA.
COSCO Shipping's intra-European arm, Diamond Line has teamed up with OOCL to launch a new Turkey Spain Morocco Express (TSM) service starting from 1 September 2023. The service will call at Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Derince, Gemlik, Aliaga, Piraeus, Valencia, Casablanca, Algeciras, Barcelona, Piraeus on a 28 day rotation using 4 ships of 1,900 teu. Port rotation of the new Turkey Spain Morocco (TSM)