[040517.EN.SEA] Hapag-Lloyd Launches 4 Mediterranean-Black Sea Region Services

HAPAG-LLOYD is launching four new services that ply the trade within the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions this month.

The first sailing of the TPS, departing from Istanbul, was scheduled for May 3. The port rotation is: Istanbul (Mardas & Kumport & Marport), Gemlik (Borusan), Istanbul (Kumport and Marport), Poti, Samsun, and back to Istanbul (Mardas & Kumport & Marport).

The first sailing of the TBS was on May 4 from Istanbul. The port rotation is: Istanbul (Kumport, Marport and Mardas), Burgas, Varna, Istanbul (Kumport, Marport and Mardas), reported AJOT.

The WBS service will set sail from Varna on May 9. The port rotation is: Istanbul (Marport), Varna, Constanta, Istanbul (Marport), Gemlik (Borusan), Piraeus (effective end of May), Tangier, Casablanca, Piraeus (effective end of May), Gemlik (Borusan), returning to Istanbul (Marport).

Finally the GTS service will also launch on May 9 from Istanbul. The port rotation is: Haifa, Ashdod, Antalya, Istanbul (Kumport, Marport and Mardas), Evyap, Gemlik, Istanbul (Kumport, Marport and Mardas), Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Izmir, returning to Haifa.

Source : HKSG.