MSC, Maersk add eighth ship to U.S. East Coast/South Africa loop
Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Maersk Sealand are adding an eighth ship to their joint U.S. East Coast/South Africa America Express service, improving the sailing frequency to fixed-day weekly.
The 2,480-TEU ship “MSC Amsterdam” will join the AMEX service when it departs Durban Jan. 5.
The AMEX port rotation remains: New York; Baltimore; Norfolk, Va.; Charleston, S.C.; Freeport, Bahamas; Cape Town; Durban; Port Elizabeth; Cape Town; and back to New York.
Maersk Sealand sister company Safmarine Container Lines takes space on the AMEX.
MSC, Maersk add eighth ship to U.S. East Coast/South Africa loop
