Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has extended its slot charter with Maersk Line and Hamburg Sud on their 10-ship Oceania loop, according to Exim News Service. The loop links ports in Australia and New Zealand with Maersk and Hamburg Sud hubs in Panama and Columbia and calls at Savannah and Philadelphia on the US East Coast. MSC markets this service as the Oceania Express Loop 2. Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud's subsidiary Aliança also take slots on this service. |