NYK enters North Europe/Med trade
NYK Line will enter the North Europe/Mediterranean trade in July by joining the
"EEX" service of Hapag-Lloyd to the eastern Mediterranean.
The service will call Hamburg, Thamesport, Antwerp, Lisbon, a
yet-to-be-named Italian port, Istanbul, Thessaloniki, Izmir, an Italian port,
Lisbon and Hamburg again. NYK will provide two 1,200-TEU ships as part of the
four-vessel service.
"We hope that, with NYK Line now offering this major intra-Europe
service, we can enjoy the support of our valued customers in the region," the
Japanese shipping line said.
NYK will announce later further details of the service, including
the name of the Italian port of call.