Hapag-Lloyd launches Levante Express linking Italy, Turkey and Egypt

5/27/2013 8:44:21 AM

HAPAG-LLOYD is to launch its own new Levante Express (LEX) in mid June to boost its coverage in the Tyrrhenian Sea and Levant by directly connecting ports in Italy, Turkey and Egypt. The first sailing of the weekly service will be June 18 from Cagliari and it will link 10 ports in Italy, Turkey and Egypt including the hub ports Cagliari, Damietta and Port Said for connectivity to Hapag-Lloyd's global service network. Mainliner services from and to Asia, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, North, Central and South America, Africa, Northern Europe and Australia call at these hubs. The Levante Express Service will be operated with three vessels with a capacity of 1,400 TEU each. The port rotation will be Cagliari, Alexandria, Damietta, Port Said, Mersin, Izmir, Cagliari, Genoa, Leghorn, Naples, Salerno and back to Cagliari.  Asian Shipper News

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