Hapag-Lloyd announces port call change of Mediterranean Canada Service (MCA)

Hapag-Lloyd will include a port call at Malaga, Spain, on the westbound leg of the Mediterranean Canada Service (MCA). Malaga will be called from mid September 2018 onwards and replaces Algeciras in the MCA rotation, the shipping company said.

These changes will offer premium transit times from Malaga to Canada, with access via rail to Chicago and other locations in the Midwest of the United States of America.

The MCA also calls at Tangier, Morocco, which will allow for transshipment opportunities from Malaga to many ports in Northern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, Africa, Middle East, India Subcontinent and Asia.

The terminal at Malaga for our weekly MCA service is as follows:

NOATUM Container Terminal
Muelle número 9
Puerto de Malaga
29001 Malaga

Spain
The last sailing from Algeciras will be performed by: MV “Genoa Express” 25W34 - ETS August 31, 2018. The first sailing from Malaga will be: MV “Mississauga Express” 64W36 - ETS Sept.14, 2018.

Standard Transit Times (in days):

From/to                   Montreal

Sagunto (Valencia)    20
Cagliari                     17
Salerno                    16
Livorno                     15
Genoa                      14
Fos                           12
Malaga                     10
Tangier                       9
Vigo                           7