CSAV starts Black Sea feeder
CSAV Norasia said Wednesday it will start a weekly feeder from Istanbul the Black Sea ports of Novorossiysk, Russia, and Poti, Georgia.
The Black Sea Link (BSL) is operated with CSAV vessels and is meant to complement the carrier's existing ABS service. The ABS is operated with nine CSAV vessels (average size 4,969 TEUs, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data) and connects Istanbul with a host of Far East, Middle East and Mediterranean ports. Evergreen is a slot buyer on ABS.
Rotation for the new BSL feeder is Istanbul, Novorossiysk, Poti and Istanbul. The service starts in mid-February. CSAV did not specify the size of vessel it will use on the service.
CSAV starts Black Sea feeder