Maersk Line extends AE 10 to Gdansk
SHIPPING: Maersk Line creates the first direct connection between China/Southeast Asia and Poland, by extending its Asia - Europe AE10 service into the port of Gdansk. The first sailing will be Maersk Taikung departing from Shanghai on 1. december
According to maersk Line, the change will enable AE10 to offer unique coverage between Asian ports and Poland and beyond, to the rest of Central and Eastern Europe - including improved feeder connections to the Baltic and Russia.
As part of the change, Maersk will remove Dunkerque from the AE10 service, but the total capacity we offer in the Asia - Europe trade will remain unchanged.
The new rotation: Ningbo (China), Shanghai (China), Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Yantian (China), Hong Kong (Hong Kong), Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia), Le Havre (France), Felixstowe (Great Britain), Zeebrugge (Belgium), Gdansk (Poland), Gothenburg (Sweden), Aarhus (Denmark), Bremerhaven (Germany), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Singapore (Singapore), Hong Kong (Hong Kong), Kobe (Japan), Nagoya (Japan), Shimizu (Japan), and Yokohama (Japan).
- First westbound sailing: Maersk Taikung from Shanghai on 1 December 2009 - First eastbound sailing: Maersk Taikung from Gdansk on 6 January 2010
Source: maritimedanmark.dk