Maiden call of the new service connecting the West Med to the United States.
The service, operated by THE Alliance and Ocean Alliance members which have merged two Mediterranean – US East Coast services, commenced operations as of 4 December from the PSA Voltri-Pra terminal. The first containership to call was the Cosco Philippines.
The shipping lines will deploy six 8,000-8,500 teu vessels and the port rotatation is as follows: Algeciras – Genoa - La Spezia - Fos - Barcelona –Valencia - New York – Norfolk – Savannah – Miami - Algeciras. The new service is operated by the following carriers: CMA CGM, COSCO, OOCL, APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming, ONE and Zim.
