Today brought the arrival of the CAP Portland, marking the first call of the Maersk MEX Service.
The fully Maersk Line-operated weekly Med/Montreal express(MMX) service will be a five-vessel rotation stopping in Salerno and La Spezia (Italy), Fos-sur-Mer (France), Algeciras (Spain), Montreal and Halifax (Canada), and Valencia (Spain). The First voyage of the service, began on July 2nd, departing from Salerno, Italy,
The MEX Service will be served by EM SPETSES, SAN ALESSIO, SAN ADRIANO, GERRIT BRAREN, and CAP PORTLAND
The New Service will compete with ZIM’s ZCI service, and The Alliance’s AL6
in other Maersk news, the Longstanding Maersk Service is running with Ships SEAMAX STAMFORD, EM KEA, ARICA and maersk Panang, making Panang the last Original Maersk Vessel Running on the service.
HPA Photo, Via Twiter.
Original article: First Call for Maersk MEX Service.