The Grand Alliance enhances Mediterranean Service to add Valencia Port, Spain
The Grand Alliance (GA) has enhanced its service between the Mediterranean and Asia (EUM) to proactively cater to our customers’ needs. Valencia has been added as a port of call in the service, and the enhanced service began in the second week of August 2008 (Week 33).
Port rotation for the enhanced Mediterranean service is now as follows: Busan, Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Hong Kong, Singapore, Port Klang, Jeddah, Damietta, Genoa, Fos, Barcelona, Valencia, Damietta, Singapore, Hong Kong, Busan. Eight vessels having a capacity of approximately 6,000 TEUs each have been deployed in the service.
The Grand Alliance, formed in 1998, is the leading integrated consortium in global container shipping. Its members include Hapag-Lloyd (Germany), MISC Berhad (Malaysia), NYK (Japan), and OOCL (Hong Kong).