Cosco also goes for Anfield
The Big Five are in the game: Five global shipping lines are all now calling at Liverpool following confirmation that Chinese giant Cosco Shipping is to ship via the port. The carrier will take slots on an existing Canadian service via Montreal with OOCL.
It joins MSC, Maersk, CMA and Hapag in starting or reinforcing a presence in Liverpool. The decision follows a successful trial by Cosco Shipping in October. Since then MSC has also introduced a new call to Liverpool, as part of a rotation including Canada, Turkey and various southern European ports.
It is the third major line announcement for Liverpool in the last few months. At the end of 2018 the 2M shipping alliance confirmed that Liverpool will be a permanent call on its TA4 transatlantic service. (kd)