In response to unfavourable trading conditions, Hamburg Süd will rationalise its services between North Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. From the first week of August onwards, the existing two-sling concept is to be reconfigured with the aim to ensure the same comprehensive port coverage while achieving the desired rationalisation effects .
While the Northern Route Service (NEMN) to Turkey is to be withdrawn, the Southern Route Levante Service (NESM) will, in parallel, be adjusted in such a way that it includes key ports from the Northern Route Service. The new, weekly NESM service will (as in the previous service concept) deploy 2,500 to 2,700 TEU vessels on the following rotation:
Felixstowe – Antwerp – Hamburg – Tangiers – Alexandria – Limassol – Beirut –Latakia – Mersin – Izmir – Alexandria – Salerno – Felixstowe.
The service will also feature dedicated connections to Tunisia, Algeria and Western Med ports from Tangiers.
Additionally, in cooperation with SEAGO LINE, two further weekly strings (Turkey and Israel Sling) are offered, which – combined with the new NESM Service – guarantee the same high level of service quality.
The Turkey Sling calls at the following ports: Felixstowe – Bremerhaven – Antwerp – Istanbul Ambarli – Izmit Korfezi – Gemlik – Izmir – Valencia – Felixstowe.
The Israel Sling has the port rotation: Felixstowe – Rotterdam – Bremerhaven – Haifa – Ashdod – Felixstowe.
[mappress] Source: Hamburgsud , July 14, 2011;