New weekly direct call
The Alabama State Port Authority said that the first vessel in a new weekly direct call service to and from north European ports docked Sunday in Mobile.
According to the Press-Register, the post-Panamax sized container ship the MSC LAURA, the biggest container ship to ever call Mobile, docked Sunday morning at APM Terminals Mobile.
Jimmy Lyons, director and chief executive for the Port Authority said the new service is instrumental in expanding efficient and cost effective shipping options for its growing service region.
Source: Birmingham Business Journal
