The Port of Felixstowe is celebrating the start of a new transatlantic service with high levels of reefer capacity. Operated by The New World Alliance Lines, the service called at Felixstowe, the UK’s largest container port, on 3 March or the first time. It will serve northern Europe, the UK, several US east coast ports and Panama.
The Americas Europe Express (AEE) service is the Alliance’s third transatlantic service and complements the two existing weekly services that call at the Port of Felixstowe.
David Gledhill CEO for Hutchison Ports (UK) Ltd, which owns the Port of Felixstowe, said: “This new service is a great addition to those already calling at the Port of Felixstowe and further cements our position as the UK port of choice. We are pleased to be able to offer our customers easy access to the most comprehensive transport infrastructure in the country whether via road, rail or coastal feeder. ”
The Alliance (APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)), has deployed high-reefer-capacity ships on the weekly service with an average effective capacity of 3,200teu. APL will supply three of the vessels deployed whilst HMM and MOL will contribute one each. As with the Alliance’s APX service that already calls at the Port of Felixstowe, Maersk Line will take slots. The first eastbound vessel is expected to arrive at the Suffolk port on 24 March.
The AEE service rotation is: Manzanillo inPanama, Charleston and New York in the US, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Bremerhaven in Germany, Felixstowe, New York, Charleston and Manzanillo.
