New Hapag-Lloyd service for Italy, Turkey and Egypt

Levante Express (LEX) enhances port coverage in the Tyrrhenian  Sea and Levant / Starts mid June / Weekly sailing from ten ports / Connectivity to Hapag-Lloyd`s global service network

Hapag-Lloyd is launching the new Levante Express Service (LEX). The first sailing of the weekly service which further enhances Hapag-Lloyd`s port coverage in the Tyrrhenian Sea and Levant will be June 18 from Cagliari.

The LEX links ten ports in Italy, Turkey and Egypt, including the hub ports Cagliari, Damietta and Port Said, for connectivity to Hapag-Lloyd`s global service network.

Mainliner services from/to Asia, the Middle  East, the Indian subcontinent, North, Central and South  America, Africa, Northern  Europe and Australia are calling at these hubs.

The Levante Express Service will be operated with three vessels with a capacity of approximately 1,400 TEU each. The port rotation will be: Cagliari-Alexandria-Damietta-Port Said-Mersin-Izmir-Cagliari-Genoa-Leghorn-Naples-Salerno and Cagliari again. < Korea Shipping Gazette >