Transatlantic EMA service to kick off in April
A coalition of Asian shipping companies is on the move. Cosco Shipping Lines, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Yang Ming will launch a new transatlantic service, the East Mediterranean – America service (EMA) covering ports in Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Spain and the USA.
The start of operations is scheduled for April 2020, will all regulatory approval received. Operated with units from all the four liners, the service will deploy six Panamax vessels in total. The port rotation for the weekly service is Mersin – Haifa – Alexandria – Istanbul – Piraeus – Genoa – Algeciras – New York – Norfolk – Savannah – Algeciras – Mersin.
In a press release, the companies commented: “By including Genoa and Algeciras port calls, the four lines will also integrate a Genoa and Algeciras west-bound route and provide diverse connections to a comprehensive intra Mediterranean network.” (mw)