MOL and Hapag Lloyd Modify Their Service

MOL and Hapag Lloyd modify their North Europe/ West Africa service:

Service: North Europe – West Africa

Operators: MOL (‘ARN’) and HAPAG LLOYD (‘WAX’), ARKAS.

Slotter: EVERGREEN (‘ARN’)

New ports: London Gateway, Lagos (Apapa) and Algeciras (northbound).

Port removed: Antwerp (second call)

NEW port rotation: Antwerp – Hamburg – London Gateway (new) - Algeciras – Dakar – Lagos (Apapa) (new) – Tema – Abidjan – Algeciras (new) – Antwerp

Date of change: End of June 2014

Duration: 42 days

Frequency: 7 days

Vessels: 5 / 1 skip sailing

Weekly Capacity: 2,075 TEU

Simultaneously MOL suspends its Algeciras - West Africa service:

Service: Algeciras – West Africa

Operator: MOL (‘ARS’)

Slotters: HAPAG LLOYD (‘WMX’), EVERGREEN (‘ARS’), HANJIN (‘WA2′), UASC, ZIM (‘TAX’)

Date of suspension: End of June 2014

Last sailing with the 2,474 TEU WEHR ALSTER on 28 June from Algeciras.

Port rotation: Algeciras – Lagos (Apapa) – Cotonou – Lome – Algeciras

Duration: 28 days

Frequency: fortnightly

Vessel: 2

Weekly Capacity: 1,240 TEU

Please see related news:

- UASC, Evergreen and MOL will join forces on the Algeciras West Africa service

- Hanjin takes slots on West Africa service ARS to maintain its service offer in the region.