Malta Freeport today welcomed Hanjin’s 5,618 TEU vessel, ‘Hanjin Brussels’, on its first call as part of the Mediterranean–Asia-America Pendulum (MAP) Service.
Hanjin Shipping's vessels will be calling at the Freeport on a weekly basis. The services will be connected to new feeder services due to call Malta next week.
The MAP Service will be calling at Malta Freeport on a weekly basis on the following port rotation: Malta Freeport - Naples - La Spezia - Barcelona - Suez Canal - Port Kelang - Singapore - Hong Kong - Yantian - Osaka - Tokyo - Long Beach - Oakland - Tokyo - Osaka - Pusan - Shanghai - Ningbo - Kaoshiung - Hong Kong - Singapore - Suez Canal - Port Said and back again to Malta Freeport. The MAF (Malta-Adriatic-Feeder) Service will be calling at Malta Freeport – Koper – Venice and back again to Malta Freeport.
Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd began operating in 1988 and is the 11th largest shipping line in the world. The company has a presence in all of the main east/west trades and is expanding its presence in the intra-Asia and Latin American markets. Hanjin is keen to add value to its liner services and is building a global logistics infrastructure based on marine terminal and container depot management, trucking and intermodal service operations and warehousing and distribution activities.