Hapag-Lloyd employs sixth vessl in Mediterranean Canada liner service (MCA)
Hapag-Lloyd has announced improvements in its Mediterranean-Canada Service (MCA) for increased reliability and schedule robustness. The shipping company has employed a sixth vessel on the route.
"The rotation of the MCA remains unchanged, offering a direct link between Montreal and the Western Mediterranean. Via efficient rail services, the US Midwest is connected to the service as well. Furthermore, transshipment ports in the Western Mediterranean link markets in the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa and Latin America to the MCA Service," the liner operator said in its news release.
Hapag-Lloyd is a leading global liner shipping company. Hapag-Lloyd AG emerged on September 1st, 1970 from the amalgamation of the two shipping companies Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft (Hapag / Hamburg-American Line) and North German Lloyd (NDL). The company's fleet of around 230 modern ships (total capacity of 1.6 million TEU) transport annually 7.6 million TEU. Hapag-Lloyd has one of the world’s largest and most modern reefer container fleets and operates global network of more than 130 liner services. The company employs around 13,000 staff working at more than 360 locations in 125 countries.