Site Editor  18.12.2011 15:42  |  Israel
Grand Alliance, Hamburg Süd, and ZIM upgrade Atlantic Express service
Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd AG (HL), Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) Limited, in cooperation with ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) and Hamburg Süd (HSDG) will upgrade their Atlantic Express (ATX) service by deploying larger and more efficient vessels.
 


Starting from March 2012, the service will be replaced by four vessels of 5,400 TEU capacity. One of each will be provided by ZIM and HSDG and the other two from the Grand Alliance.

The upgraded service will continue to offer weekly fixed-day sailings with the current port rotation between the North European ports of Rotterdam, Hamburg, Le-Havre, and Southampton, and the U.S. East Coast ports of New York, Norfolk and Charleston.