DCT Gdansk celebrates the festive season with cars galore

The new DCT Gdansk container terminal handled its first car carrier, the 55,729GT 'Asian Emperor'.

Part of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics fleet, she discharged over 1,700 Mitsubishi motor vehicles manufactured in Asia. These have since been shipped out on board 'Nobleza', a shortsea car carrier operated by United European Car Carriers, to the Finnish port of Kotka for eventual delivery to Russian customers. On January 2, a second WWL vessel, the 44,219GT 'Maersk Teal', discharged further 1,576 vehicles for transshipment. The maiden call of 'Asian Emperor' brought 2007 to a very satisfactory conclusion while the arrival of 'Maersk Teal' was a great start to 2008.' DCT Gdansk is optimistic about its chances of landing more car carrier traffic and is also drawing the attention of motor manufacturers and their suppliers to the development of a major logistics area adjacent to the marine terminal.
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