The world biggest container line, Maersk Line, is the first global operator to deploy a feeder service exclusively to DCT Gdansk on the Baltic Sea.
Since the beginning of 2010 Maersk Line S-class vessels within the AE10 string call DCT Gdansk on weekly basis to connect Asia with central Europe. From July 2010, Maersk Line has introduced an additional Baltic feeder connection that only uses DCT as hub port.
“The service is designed to cater for additional import volumes from Gdansk to St. Petersburg as well as the export flows from St. Petersburg (Russia) and Kotka (Finland) to Gdansk,” said Maersk Line’s managing director for eastern and central Europe, Mr Jeff Gosciniak.
From July, the 956TEU ‘Hanse Confidence’ will sail from DCT Gdansk weekly as part of the new F15 service. The feeder vessel calls on St. Petersburg and Kotka, allowing a single vessel to complete the service loop in only seven days. Similar services operating from traditional western European hub ports typically require at least two vessels and longer transit time to service the same destinations.
Since the beginning of 2010 Maersk Line S-class vessels within the AE10 string call DCT Gdansk on weekly basis to connect Asia with central Europe. From July 2010, Maersk Line has introduced an additional Baltic feeder connection that only uses DCT as hub port.
“The service is designed to cater for additional import volumes from Gdansk to St. Petersburg as well as the export flows from St. Petersburg (Russia) and Kotka (Finland) to Gdansk,” said Maersk Line’s managing director for eastern and central Europe, Mr Jeff Gosciniak.
From July, the 956TEU ‘Hanse Confidence’ will sail from DCT Gdansk weekly as part of the new F15 service. The feeder vessel calls on St. Petersburg and Kotka, allowing a single vessel to complete the service loop in only seven days. Similar services operating from traditional western European hub ports typically require at least two vessels and longer transit time to service the same destinations.