Maersk Line launches new Mexico service
SHIPPING: Maersk Line launches CRX, a weekly service connecting Europe and Mexico. The service is not calling any US port and will save the exporters hassle of the country’s stringent regulations for customs clearance.
“We see good business development in Mexico; consumption is also growing so both, partners and consumers have increased their demand”, says Eivind Kolding, chief executive officer, Maersk Line.
”Some analysts are forecasting an increase in trade between Europe and Mexico close to 15% for 2011”, he said.
The service that will connect Tilbury, Rotterdam and Bremerhaven in Europe with Veracruz and Altamira in Mexico is the fastest on this route. It takes only 14 days for the cargo loaded at the Bremerhaven to reach Veracruz.
”Over the past several years many of our customers have expressed their interest in Maersk Line being able to offer a service connecting the Mexican Gulf to the world”, says Erik Bo Hansen, Managing Director for Middle America Cluster at Maersk Line.
Veracruz and Altamira account for more than 35% of the total Mexican containerized transport market. CRX is a service intended to support the growth of this trade between Mexico and Europe on a sustainable basis.
Source: Maersk Line / maritimedanmark.dk