French shipping company CMA CGM has launched a new regular weekly service called the French Europe Med Express (FEMEX) between northern Europe, Greece and Turkey.
With the departure of the 'As Scotia' on June 1, the 35-day service will call at the Greek ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki as well as Istanbul, Gebze, Gemlik and Izmir in Turkey.
Built by the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai, the ship is 188.5 metres long and 26.5 metres at the beam. It has a slot capacity of 1,700TEU as well as 250 connection points for reefers.
With a load capacity of 25,050 tonnes, the ship has a maximum draught of 10.5 metres and a service speed of 22 knots.
Five ships in all, with a slot capacity averaging 1,700TEU, are being used for the FEMEX service.
