TNWA-shipping companies reduce transatlantic capacity
| Restructuring of transatlantic services with APL, HMM and MOL The members of the shipping alliance TNWA (The New World Alliance) are reducing the offer on the routes from Europe to North America and return. The ATN/TA3 loop that is jointly operated with Maersk Line is to be cut from the timetable as of December 2009, whereas additional port calls will be added to the continued services, as the companies APL, HMM Hyundai Merchant Marine and MOL Mitsui OSK Lines announce in a joint press release. The capacity is to be reduced by around one third of the current offer, it states. The APX/TA1 service will comprise also calls at Ports of Antwerp and Le Havre. As of December this service will operate the following port rotation: Manzanillo, Miami, Jacksonville, Savannah, Charleston, New York, Antwerp, Bremerhaven, Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Le Havre, New York, Norfolk, Charleston, Manzanillo, Los Angeles and Oakland. The ATS/TA2 service – a product offered in cooperation with Maersk Lines – will cover the rotation Houston, Mobile, Norfolk, Rotterdam, Felixstowe, Bremerhaven, New York, Charleston, Savannah, Miami and Houston. This service will integrate New York, Savannah and Miami as new stations into its schedule. Quelle: Österreichische Verkehrszeitung |