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Ukrainian containerized cargo from Ilyichevsk goes in ports of Russia

April 16, 2009

Israeli shipping company ZIM, which until recently, one of the leaders of international maritime transport of containerized cargo in the Ukrainian market opened direct from China in Novorossiysk (Russia), weekly containers line. Marine container ship downloading 4,250 TEU, weighing 50 thousand tons and the length of 260 m Israeli carrier ZIM Yokohama (class Panamax) arrived on 28 March 2009 at the container terminal of Novorossiysk MTP.

Head of the processing of container cargo Novorossiysk sea transport port M. Goglo said that port for the first time with cargo manifests such sizes. Given the size of the vessel, its processing produced two berths, #18 and #19, container terminal. Unloading the vessel to the new version of the overload of the buffer area.

For information. In early February 2009 Grand Alliance and new World Alliance announced the freeze on the black sea service East-Mediterranean/Black Sea Express.

Instead of closed service Israeli company ZIM opened a new-East Med Express Service, which was opened on 24 February this year, from South Korean port Pusan, and provides for the entry, instead of the Ukrainian port of Ilyichevsk in Novorossiysk.