PortMiami welcomes the return of Hamburg Sud

(MIAMI – July 16, 2015) - Hamburg Sud, ranked among the world’s largest container shipping lines, announced today its return to PortMiami with the arrival of the Hamburg Süd chartered Catherine Rickmers.

The new weekly service at PortMiami expands trade opportunities between Florida and Asian markets.  The vessel’s rotation connects PortMiami to the key ports of Qingdao, Ningbo, and Shanghai, via the Panama Canal.

"It is a great day for PortMiami," said Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez.  “More shipping companies are discovering our advantageous location and excellent warehousing facilities that help increase the flow of cargo.  We welcome Hamburg Sud back to PortMiami.”

“We are happy to be back at PortMiami, said Hamburg Sud’s Vice President of Marine and Terminal Operations Robert Cannizzaro.  “PortMiami’s performance and productivity surpass Hamburg Sud’s service level standards.  Our company is fully committed to expanding to new markets. It is all about diversification, and our partners at PortMiami offer fast and reliable service critical for the delivery of time sensitive shipments.”
 
“We want to express a very warm welcome back to our partners at Hamburg Sud,” said Port Director Juan M. Kuryla.   “PortMiami now offers world-class infrastructure to our growing line-up of cargo carriers, with new Super-post Panamax gantry cranes, a new on-dock intermodal rail service, and new tunnels linking the port directly to the U.S. Interstate Highway System.  Inn just a few weeks we will be the only container port south of Virginia at a depth of -50 ft. Hamburg Sud’s return is part of a larger pattern of ocean carriers repositioning to PortMiami in advance of the Panama Canal expansion.”

For more information about Hamburg Sud please visit their website.

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