New service for Gulftrainer’s US terminal

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GT USA, the US arm of UAE-based global ports and logistics company Gulftainer, has welcomed to its Canaveral Cargo Terminal (CCT) in Florida, US, the MV Norderoog as part of its maiden call of StreamLines NV’s new Blue Stream service.

The Blue Stream service connects Port Canaveral to Europe, the French West Indies and Central America, said a statement from GT USA.

The service, which employs five ships, is operated by StreamLines NV, part of the Seatrade Group. The service provides refrigerated and dry container service to and from the Canaveral Cargo Terminal, with a focus on fresh produce and perishable cargoes.

The five weekly vessels include the MV Max Winner, MV Star Stratos, MV Victoria and MV Conti Salome, said the statement.

The 528-foot MV Norderoog has a capacity of 1,368 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) and 258 reefer plugs, it added.

The terminal is able to turn around cargo between Port Canaveral and the Orlando area within one to two hours, the fastest transit time when compared to other container terminals in the state. The Blue Stream service will serve Central America to Port Canaveral in just three days and will offer the one of the fastest transit times - just 11 days - between Florida and Europe, further added the statement.