MOL ADDS PORTS TO TRANSATLANTIC SERVICES

MOL ADDS PORTS TO TRANSATLANTIC SERVICES    MOL said Tuesday it is adding calls at Bremerhaven, Savannah and Los Angeles to its Atlantic Pacific Express (APX) service and a westbound call at Halifax to its Atlantic North (ATN) service.
   MOL operates the transatlantic services in an agreement with Maersk Sealand and New World Alliance partners APL and Hyundai Merchant Marine.
   With the addition of Bremerhaven, a leading load and discharge port for the transatlantic trade, MOL will offer direct, weekly, fixed-day calls at the port on all three of its transatlantic services.
   Bremerhaven will be integrated into the APX service, with the departure of the 'APL Topaz V,' from New York Thursday and its arrival in Bremerhaven on April 13. The eastbound call at Savannah will be added to the APX rotation in May and the westbound call at Los Angeles, which will replace the current westbound call at Oakland, will be added in June, MOL said.
   The new eastbound APX port rotation will be Manzanillo (Panama), Miami, Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk, New York, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Felixstowe, Le Havre and the westbound leg will be Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Felixstowe, Le Havre, New York, Norfolk, Charleston, Manzanillo and Los Angeles.
   The addition of Halifax to the westbound leg of MOL's ATN service provides an eastern Canadian link, as well as rail connections to Canadian and northern U.S. markets, the carrier said.
   MOL will begin accepting cargo destined for Halifax with the sailing of the 'Madison Maersk' from Rotterdam on April 14, arriving at Halifax on April 20.
   The eastbound ATN port rotation will be Miami, Charleston, Newark, Le Havre, Felixstowe, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam and the westbound leg will be Le Havre, Felixstowe, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Halifax, Newark, Norfolk, Charleston and Port Everglades.