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Maersk and MSC to makes Liverpool debut in December

[ December 17, 2020   //   ]

The Maersk-MSC TA2 2M Alliance transatlantic service is due to make its inaugural call at Peel Ports’ Liverpool2 terminal from December.

The weekly route calls at Bremerhaven, Antwerp, Le Havre and Liverpool before heading to the US East Coast ports of Newark, Baltimore, Norfolk and Savannah.

Managing director of group ports, David Huck, said: “We have been working closely with Maersk and MSC over the last few months to accommodate its TA2 transatlantic service at the Port of Liverpool and expand our transatlantic offering. By choosing to re-route the service to Liverpool, the 2M alliance will be able to take advantage of our strategic location, hinterland connectivity and a closer proximity to UK import and export markets, reducing cost, carbon and congestion.”

He added: “The team has played a pivotal role in maintaining the country’s steady flow of essential goods, such as food and medicine, and this efficiency and productivity continues in the run up to Christmas and the countdown to Brexit. By working with Maersk and MSC on their TA2 service, we hope to encourage more services to the Port of Liverpool, helping alleviate some of the pinch points on supply chains, which have previously relied on Southern ports, and help build supply chain resiliency, which will become more important than ever before as we reach the end of the Brexit transition period.

“Welcoming the world’s leading shipping lines to Liverpool is a testament to the ongoing investment we are making at Liverpool2 and continues to position Liverpool front and centre on the global trading stage.”

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