Thor Svecon Group (TSG) has chartered the 1995-built, 133 by 19 m, 660 TEUs capacity Perseus, which the company will deploy on the Norvik-Rotterdam-Hull service as of 8 November 2022.

"We have seen the need for a fourth vessel for some time and now that time has come. Starting from Sweden's newest port, Stockholm/Norvik, feels like a natural step and completely in line with our goal to strengthen our position in east coast shipping," Eric Hjalmarsson, TSG's CEO, said.

Lawrence Yam, Hutchison Ports Stockholm's CEO, added, "The extended connectivity from Stockholm/Norvik to Rotterdam is going to provide our customer more options and even more flexible and faster transit to the major hub port in Europe. A direct linkage to Rotterdam would enable connectivity to new services and to different parts of the World. We are very happy to see that SUN Line is seeing the benefits of starting up a new service that will give their customers the fastest transit to the Greater Stockholm Area."

TSG also runs the Mälar-Benelux & Hull network, connecting the ports of Västerås, Södertälje, Oxelösund, Antwerp, Hull, and Amsterdam. Three vessels serve it: Alrek (360 TEUs), Frej (304), and Odin (304).

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