Premiere of Hanjin Shipping service on transatlantic route
New shipping line provides weekly link between Hamburg and South America’s east coast
On 6 March 2011, the container ship Hanjin Chennai docked in the Port of Hamburg for the first time within the scope of the new joint service shared by Hanjin, UASC, COSCO and CCNI between Northern Europe and the east coast of South America. The new ESE service will see six 2,500-TEU ships deployed on a weekly basis between Hamburg and the Brazilian ports of Rio de Janeiro, Santos (northbound and southbound) and Itajai. Mr YK Song, managing director of Hanjin Shipping Europe Regional Headquarters, emphasised the significance of the additional service line for the company, declaring, “Hamburg is and will remain an important hub for both our company and our globally operating customers.” The new service represents a further stage in the shipping line’s diversification plans and is a response to the change in global cargo flows and markets. Quelle: LogEastics |