The Israel Ports Company hosted last week the International Association of Ports and Harbors' 2012 Mid-Term Conference and Board Meeting in Jerusalem

The vessel average capacity on the IES line will be TEU 4,000 each

The service aim at schedule reliability and providing more cost efficient service

The new agreement facilitates an extended range of direct calls, improved transit times, increased reefer capability and better schedule reliability

The three carriers together will deploy nine ships with capacity of between TEU 8,000 and TEU 8,500. The ZIM ANTWERP will initiate the new service from Qingdao on April 24th

The service that will connect Tilbury, Rotterdam and Bremerhaven in Europe with Veracruz and Altamira in Mexico is the fastest on this route and is not calling any US port

The company noted that beginning in February 2011 Iscont Lines, serving Israeli ports and North European ports, will offer direct weekly call to the port of Hamburg