21.10.2020
Artikel Nummer: 33760
New short sea service to the Black Sea
Marseille (France)-based carrier CMA CGM will launch a short sea weekly service between Southern Turkey and the Black Sea.
The East Med-Black Sea Express (EMBX), starting from Wednesday, 4 November 2020 from the Turkish port of Mersin, will be aiming to transport perishables, and also cold supply chain products, during the upcoming Citrus campaign.
Two vessels of 900 teu capacity each, the M/V "Andante" and the M/V "Dina Trader", will be deployed. The rotation of ports will be the following: Mersin-Odessa-Novorossiysk-Ambarli-Piraeus-Mersin Transit times will be four days from Mersin to Odessa and six days from Mersin to Novorossiysk. (cd)