HAPAG-Lloyd will start a new express connection Adriatic Express Service (ADX) to link Port Said and Damietta directly with Rijeka, Koper, Venice and Ancona effective from May.

It will allow faster transit times between Rijeka, Koper, Venice, Ancona, Port Said and Damietta with just four days from Port Said to Koper and to Venice six days. It also offers further connections on the carrier's global network to destinations of Far East, India, Australia, US, the western Mediterranean and the Black Sea region.

The service will deploy two vessels average capacity of 1,200 TEU equipped with sufficient reefer plugs, said a statement from the German carrier. The port rotation is as follows: Damietta, Port Said, Koper, Rijeka, Venice, Ancona and back to Damietta.