Dole to take slots on Maersk’s Expreso service
With its ship the Vliet Trader going into dry dock for an extended period of time, Dole said it will charter space from Maerk’s Expreso service to continue to provide service between Freeport, Texas, and Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Dole spokesman Marty Ordman said Maersk’s service will call at the same ports in Central America that it calls — Puerto Cortes, Honduras, and Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, and will call Freeport on Dole’s behalf. (The company also offers indirect service to El Salvador.)
Dole said it will take about 100 slots from Maersk on a weekly basis to ship bananas and other tropical fruit.
Dole said it has no plans for similar arrangements with Maersk on other lanes.
Dole to take slots on Maersk’s Expreso service
