The New World Alliance to launch new transatlantic service

 The New World Alliance (TNWA) – APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) announced the launch of a new transatlantic service connecting Europe and the UK with the US East Coast and Panama.

The Americas Europe Express (AEE) service is TNWA's third dedicated transatlantic service. It offers multiple weekly sailings from major US and European ports, as well as competitive transit times from Latin America to North Europe via the transshipment hub in Panama.

The alliance will deploy high reefer capacity ships with an average effective capacity of 3,200 TEU. APL will operate three vessels, and HMM and MOL will operate one vessel each.

The AEE service rotation covers the following ports: Manzanillo (Panama), Charleston (US), New York (US), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Bremerhaven (Germany), Felixstowe (UK), New York (US), Charleston (US), and Manzanillo (Panama). 

The start date for the westbound service is February 29, sailing from Rotterdam with APL Shanghai, and eastbound is March 5, sailing from Manzanillo with APL Indonesia. < Korea Shipping Gazette >