Hanjin Shipping of Seoul will be transferring its Far East and Central Mediterranean service to the Malta Freeport. The first vessel, Hanjin Taipei, is expected to arrive in Malta on 12 June.

To service its sales and marketing, port agency, cargo handling, transhipment and its feeder service, Hanjin Shipping has appointed Sullivan Shipping Agencies Limited as its Malta agent.

Hanjin Shipping will be operating two weekly Asian services, the MAP and MEX services to/from and via Malta. In addition Hanjin will also be offering its own weekly feeder connection between Malta, Koper and Venice, starting from mid June. Speaking about this agency appointment, John E. Sullivan, chairman of Sullivan Shipping, said, “We are proud and honoured to be appointed agents of one of the most important shipping lines in the world. This agency appointment will help give us the right platform to offer our clients a variety of new services with an established global shipping line.”