Montreal Senator to begin sailing in May - Senator Lines to introduce new vessel on Med-Canada service
Senator Lines says it will phase in a new vessel on its two-sling Mediterranean-Canada service. The recently chartered Montreal Senator will replace the Canada Senator currently running on the service, which links Mediterranean ports with Montreal.
The phasing-in of the 2,130-TEU Montreal Senator will take place on May 21 at the Port of Gioia Tauro in Italy. The 2,017-TEU Canada Senator, which has been sailing on the Mediterranean-Canada service since April 2001, will then be phased out.
The new vessel has been chartered for an initial period of two years.
"The increased vessel size of 2,130 TEUs and the better speed capability of 20 knots will increase the service quality of our Med-Canada service," said Mark Ehlers, director of operational management at Senator Lines. "The Canada Senator at present features a maximum speed of only 18.5 knots. Thus, by replacing the vessel with the slightly bigger and remarkably speedier Montreal Senator, we are a lot more flexible in our transit times and berthing windows. We therefore expect an even better schedule reliability."
The port rotation of the MCS string known as Loop A, on which the Montreal Senator will be sailing, is Gioia Tauro, Salerno, Genoa, Fos, Montreal, Gioia Tauro. The first Montreal call of the new Senator Lines vessel is scheduled for June 5.