Yang Ming has recently set up a new weekly service between Koper and the ports of Piraeus and Damietta. Both major hubs provide regular service to various destinations in the Mediterranean and the Far East, the company said in its press release.
Yang Ming offers transhipment to/from the Far East through the carrier alliance »THE Alliance« via two services: the Mediterranean Loop 1 (MD1) and Mediterranean Loop 2 (MD2). Containers from Piraeus and Damietta are then transported to Koper via Adria Express (ADX) feeder service. Yang Ming’s first containers are expected in Koper this May.