MSC Announces First Sailing on Revised Asia Trade
Container shipping firm MSC has published sailing dates for its new look Asia network announced Monday, August 17. MSC’s new East-West Network is made up of 193 vessels which operate across 22 different services between Asia, Europe and the U.S. The network offers more ports, more weekly departures, faster transit times and improved reliability, MSC said. Additionally, by increasing the average vessel size on the trades while reducing the overall number of ships in operation, the shipper will cut back its CO2 emissions. ALBATROSS / MSC OSCAR / FB537W / Dalian / Sept.
DCT Gdansk Triggers New Ambitions For Poland
DCT Gdansk and Maersk Line have made a major step forward for the marine industry in Poland with the first regular E class vessels call to the Baltic Sea. In January 2010, Maersk and DCT started a revolution in the Baltic Sea by establishing a regular connection between the Far East and Gdansk served by 8,000 TEU vessels. With the upgrade to 15,500 TEU vessels - the largest in the world – the Baltic revolution is now in full swing. The maiden call of mv Maersk Elba gave cause for a two-day event during which many VIPs congratulated Maersk and DCT.
The World’s Largest Container Vessels To Call At DCT Gdansk
CT Gdansk, Poland’s biggest container terminal will start handling the largest container vessels in the world from May 2011. Vessels of 15,500 TEU capacity will be calling at DCT Gdansk terminal within Maersk Line AE10 service connecting the Far East and the Baltic Sea. In January 2010, DCT Gdansk already revolutionized the Baltic shipping market when it started to serve the first regular deep-sea calls into the Baltic Sea. Boris Wenzel, DCT Gdansk’s CEO emphasized: “DCT Gdansk is making history for the second time in 16 months, now by welcoming the largest vessels in the world to Gdansk.
