According to Hervé Martel – Executive Director of the Grand Port Maritime du Havre and Member of the HAROPA Board of Directors -, the 2nd world biggest shipowner deploying services via the leading port for the external trade of France strengthens the dynamic move initiated by HAROPA in the field of containers.
The first shipping service received at the ‘quai du Havre’, the Liverpool Express will be operated by the MSC Conti Chiwan , calling on January 21st. This weekly feeder service will carry out transhipment connections with Great Britain via Le Havre.
Two days later, the MSC John Rickmers will inaugurate, at the TNMSC terminal in Port 2000, the « Ireland & Scotland Express » weekly service with the ports of Dublin and Greenock.
Finally, the MSC Aries will operate, every week as from January 26th, the Biscay Express service calling in at the ports of the Atlantic coast: Brest, Montoir and Le Verdon.