Quebec-Express

Hong Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a Cosco unit, has changed Antwerp terminals on its Gateway Express 2 (GEX2) service from Antwerp DPW Gateway facility to PSA Antwerp on the arrival of the 4,045-TEU Quebec Express on March 13.The transatlantic GEX2 rotates through Southampton, Antwerp, Hamburg, Montreal and returns to Southampton.For any questions or enquiries, please contact our local customer service representatives, said the OOCL customer advisory. Source: Transportweekly

The Port of Montreal is extremely pleased to welcome Hapag-Lloyd’s Quebec Express on its inaugural call to Montreal. To mark the occasion, Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority and Tony Boemi, Vice-President, Growth and Development, presented a painting to Captain Markus Droste, master of the Quebec Express, at a special ceremony held on Dec. 17. Hapag-Lloyd, the leading container shipping line by volume serving the Canadian market, has added the 4,045-TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) Quebec Express as the fourth vessel on its weekly St. Lawrence Coordinated Service 2 (AT2), which connects Montreal with Southampton, United Kingdom; Antwerp, Belgium; and Hamburg, Germany. The vessel arrived in Montreal on December 14 at Racine Terminal, operated by Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership. Previously known as the Longavi, the vessel has been renamed for the Province of Quebec as part of Hapag-Lloyd’s tradition of naming ships after the markets it serves. http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-of-montreal-welcomes-hapag-lloyds-quebec-express-on-its-first-call-to-montreal/