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Med Cross Lines will extend the Venice-Libya service to Turkey
In program ports of call to Istanbul and Izmir
January 23, 2013
The next month the new Venetian company Med Cross Lines (MXL) will upgrade own Venice-Libya service inserting also the Turkish ports of call of Istanbul (terminal Haydarpasa) and Izmir, with transit Time Izmir-Benghazi of two days. The company has emphasized that the extension of the service will constitute the first regular connection of line ro-ro between Turkey and Libya. Moreover, with the departure on 16 February of the ship ro-ro Birka Express from the port of Venice, Med Cross Lines will begin also to offer to a service ro-ro/container from the Adriatic to Istanbul (four days) and Izmir (six days).
The society Karden Agency & Logistics is named agent for the Turkish market. Meanwhile which agent of MXL for the German market is named also agency Eurabia di Amburgo.
Birka Express, in Time-charter to the Venetian company, has an ability to 1.775 linear meters and 336 teu and speeds until 20 knots. Following the programmed development plans, from the half of Med Cross Lines April it will employ a second ship in the service.
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