The vessel, registered under Hong kong, was built in 2012

The Alliance will provide beginning October six services instead of seven - four to north Europe and two to the Mediterranean

The new ADX service replaces the Mediterranean Express Service (EMX) which was operated until recently by member lines of CKYH Alliance

Shipping companies calling at the port have expressed satisfaction at the new arrangement noting that the service level has been kept stable

According to the outgoing Ashdod port Chairperson the company has to continue implementing the port development plan and add 100 new employees and should continue the NIS700 million investment program

Zim has raised lately hundreds of millions of Dollars. Experts evaluate that Zim is about to gain new momentum with new purchases and development of new trade lines

The service will work twice a month between the Mediteranean and West Africa. Each partner will provide a 1,300 TEU ship

Ashdod port will begin handling cargo shipment and will become affectively the only direct call port on the eastern Mediterranean. Cosco will arrive to Ashdod once a week, on Thursday morning