NYK opens express North Africa – Levant service
Japanese carrier NYK Line will launch an express service connecting Egypt with Lebanon, Syria and Turkey on 20 July.
According to a company spokesman the intention is to widen NYK’s dedicated network of services in Mediterranean markets, where he said trade was strengthening.
The new Levant Express as the service will be known (ELX) has a weekly rotation of Damietta, Beirut, Lattakia, Mersin and Damietta and connects with the expanded Asia-Mediterranean Grand Alliance service (EUM) introduced a month ago.
The EUM loop is used also to transship cargo to Tunisia and Morocco via Barcelona.
According to a company spokesman the intention is to widen NYK’s dedicated network of services in Mediterranean markets, where he said trade was strengthening.
The new Levant Express as the service will be known (ELX) has a weekly rotation of Damietta, Beirut, Lattakia, Mersin and Damietta and connects with the expanded Asia-Mediterranean Grand Alliance service (EUM) introduced a month ago.
The EUM loop is used also to transship cargo to Tunisia and Morocco via Barcelona.