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The alliance of five shipping lines-Ocean Alliance- has returned to West Port Said with new service to link trade activities between East Asia and Europe.
The alliance — which includes CMA CGM Group, APL, Evergreen, and China’s COSCO Shipping seeks to provide a new service that will include 10 ships that are going to sail 60 annual voyages with total of 120 vessels.
Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Memish announced the entrance of giant container ship Ocean Alliance CGM Uruguay into the harbor for the first time coming from Turkey and heading for Jeddah.
The container ship’s entrance into the harbor came after successful efforts to develop it and deepening circulation circles to reach 16.5 meters, Memish said.
