Norasia targets Asia/Mediterranean trade with one more link

Norasia targets Asia/Mediterranean trade with one more link    Norasia Container Lines is joining in mid-March the weekly Asia/Indian subcontinent/Mediterranean “ADR” operated by CMA CGM and Lloyd Triestino, marking the latest expansionary move in the Asia/Europe trade by the Hong Kong-based carrier.
   The addition of the service will increase to 12 the number of weekly services provided by Norasia from the Far East to the Mediterranean or northern Europe, according to ComPair Data, the global liner-shipping database. All of these services are operated under cooperative agreements with many other carriers, including CMA CGM, China Shipping, Evergreen, Hanjin Shipping, APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine, MOL, Zim Israel Navigation Co., China Shipping Container Lines and COSCO Container Lines.
   Started in October, the ADR service uses seven ships of about 2,600 TEUs, with five ships provided by Lloyd Triestino and two by CMA CGM. The port rotation for the “ADR” service is Ningbo, Xiamen, Chiwan, Hong Kong, Tanjung Pelepas, Port Kelang, Colombo, Taranto, Trieste, Koper, Venice, Rijeka, Taranto, Port Said, Port Kelang, Singapore and back to Ningbo.
   Lloyd Triestino’s sister company Evergreen Marine also take space on this service.
   Norasia, a subsidiary of Compania Sud Americana de Vapores, has also recently started the Asia/Mediterranean/north Europe “AEX2” service, in cooperation with China Shipping and Zim, and a weekly westbound “Round-the-World” service, jointly with China Shipping, Zim and Gold Star Line.