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Maersk's Seago to launch Liverpool UK, Spain, Med, North Africa service

Time：2016-03-09 Browse：74 Author：RISINGSUN

MAERSK`s intra-European shortsea subsidiary Seago Line will commence a service from Liverpool in April between the British Isles and Spanish transshipment hub of Algeciras that will provide onwards connections to North Africa and the Mediterranean.

The new Seago service will also call at Dublin. This will supplement the existing Latin American service to Cork operated by Maersk that offers shippers an alternative to Rotterdam feeders.

"Most notably, the new shortsea service creates a great opportunity for a West Africa product offering with a new transshipment option to connect both markets to Nigeria," said a company statement.

The service`s maiden call in Liverpool is scheduled for April 13 before calling Dublin the next day. The loop will offer six-day transit between Algeciras and Liverpool, reported Lloyd`s Loading List.

The service launch comes ahead of the October opening of the first phase of the new US$420.7 million deepwater container terminal, Peel Ports Liverpool2, that is seeking Asia-Europe services, as the port will be able to accommodate vessels of +13,000 TEU, up from 4,000 TEU at present.