Direct US link via Bilbao
The Port of Bilbao now has a direct maritime connection to USA. The British shipping company Ellerman City Liners will start its service in mid-February 2023. It will be a weekly direct link between the Port of Bilbao on the Bay of Biscay and the US East coast for the multimodal transport of containers.
The vessels will dock at the CSP Iberian Bilbao terminal, and the rotation will be Bilbao, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Tilbury, New York, Wilmington and Jacksonville. With this direct connection, transit times will be reduced to 15 days for imports and 18 days for exports between the Bilbao and New York markets.
The "SC Mara" and "Mona Lisa", each with a capacity of about 3,500 teu, will be deployed for this service. The container ships "Cape Hellas", "Windswept" and "Buxfavourite" are expected to join them on this route in the near future - if demand develops as expected. (sh)