TAIWAN-based container shipping giant Evergreen Line is launching a new regional service to the main central Adriatic and Balkan ports this month. Evergreen says the Adriatic Feeder service (AFS) will significantly improve the existing Intra Mediterranean feeder network based on a hub in Taranto, Italy. The first sailing is scheduled to depart from Taranto on June 13 and will be operated by the 974 TEU vessel Iris Bolten.
Ports of call on the seven-day rotation are:Taranto – Ancona (Italy) – Ploce (Croatia) – Bar (Montenegro) – Durres (Albania) - Taranto.
A company spokesman says: “ The Adriatic Feeder service will provide customers with greater capacity, more port coverage in the Mediterranean and a more flexible service in the central Adriatic and Balkan markets”.