EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven gets new weekly transatlantic service
EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven has received a new weekly transatlantic service. The two shipping lines CMA CGM and Hamburg Süd have joined forces with United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) to launch a new pendulum service that will link Asia, the Caribbean, the US East coast and Northern Europe. Yesterday, the “CPO Miami”, with a length of 262 metres and a transport capacity of 4,255 TEUs, was the first container ship operating the new service to call at Bremerhaven. The route is Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Pusan, Cartagena, Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk, New York, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Le Havre, Southampton, New York, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Cartagena, Qingdao. The service will operate with a total of 15 ships in the 3,800/4,800 TEU class, nine to be provided by CMA CGM, five by Hamburg Süd and one by UASC.
Wolfgang Schiemann, Managing Director of EUROGATE Container Terminal Bremerhaven: “Our customers greatly appreciate the efficiency of our container terminal. That is very gratifying. The nautical access conditions, the diverse hinterland connections – all this makes Bremerhaven an attractive transhipment centre. We are especially pleased that Hamburg Süd and UASC are returning to Bremerhaven with a new service.”
Reinhard Peschel, Managing Director of CMA CGM (Deutschland) GmbH: “Just a few months after the successful launch of our LIBERTY SOLO service, the CMA CGM Group is now extending its portfolio with the addition of another transatlantic service. To reflect the growing demand on the Europe – North America market, we are pleased about the successful start of our new VESPUCCI service, which will enable us to continue to meet the needs of our customers, moving forward.”
