Mega Alliances Start Calling at Malta Freeport Terminals

zoom The 2M Alliance made up of Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and the Ocean Three Alliance composed of CMA CGM, China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) have chosen Malta Freeport Terminals as their main transhipment hub in the Central Mediterranean, the Freeport says in a release. The new alliances have strengthened Malta Freeport Terminals’ accessibility and the Freeport is now offering its clients a total of 17 weekly mainline services, which are complemented by a number of weekly feedering services. A total of 128 ports all across the globe can now be reached from Malta Freeport Terminals. MSC Capella was the first 2M vessel to call at Malta Freeport Terminals, while the first two container ships of the Ocean Three Alliance, which called simultaneously at Malta Freeport last week, were Xin Qin Huang Dao and CMA CGM Butterfly.