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MSC revamps Far East routes

MSC has revamped its Asia, North Europe network with enhancements to its Griffin, Condor and Silk services  from late March and early April. The Griffin Service operates: Busan, Kaohsiung, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, Southampton, Rotterdam, Southampton, Singapore, Laem Chabang, Vung Tau, Haiphong, Yantian and Busan. Condor operates: Qingdao, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, Algeciras, Felixstowe, Hamburg, Antwerp and Qingdao. The Silk Service operates: Shanghai, Busan, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Le Havre. [+]

By sea and land to Iraq

In light of the current security situation in the Middle East, MSC is reminding customers that it can offer a sea-road solution to Iraq via Turkey. Its Tiger and Phoenix services offer transit times ranging from 35 to 72 days from the Far East to Mersin or Iskenderun while road ... [+]

MSC restarts UK-Gulf route

MSC has reinstated its direct Lion service between London Gateway and the Middle East Gulf. It offers weekly departures with voyage times of 27 days to Abu Dhabi and 29 to Dubai Jebel Ali. Transhipment is available to Sharjah, Hamad, Shuwaikh, Bahrain, Sohar, Dammam, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Umm ... [+]

MSC goes direct from Asia to Mozambique

MSC has launched a standalone service connecting Asia to Mozambique. The Cheetah route will operate a rotation: Singapore – Colombo – Beira – Nacala – Singapore and will offer faster transit times and enhanced port coverage. MSC’s existing services in the region include a directly service between Kenya and Tanzania ... [+]

MSC extends Tractor Boys’ deal

Shipping line MSC UK has extended its partnership with Ipswich Town Football Club becoming back-of-shirt sponsor for the men’s, women’s and academy teams and expanding its existing training and bench wear sponsorship to include the women’s team. MSC UK has sponsored the Tractor Boys’ men’s training and bench wear and supported ... [+]

MSC adds Felixstowe call to UK West Coast feeder

MSC has upgraded its West Coast feeder service adding a weekly call in Felixstowe to give quicker access to North-West and Scottish markets. Port rotation is now Le Havre-Antwerp -Felixstowe-Liverpool-Greenock- Le Havre-Sines-Vigo-Gijon-Bilbao-Le Havre. MSC says it reduces transit times to Liverpool and Greenock by up to seven days from Asia ... [+]

Grape expectations: MSC launches Cape Express

MSC has inaugurated a weekly Eastern Cape Express Service from Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) and Walvis Bay to Rotterdam, London Gateway, and Antwerp. The service avoids Cape Town, cutting transit time to London Gateway to 22 days. It has been launched at the beginning of the grape season to meet the ... [+]

MSC unveils Durban Cold store

MSC has opened a 15,000sq m cold storage facility in Durban. Part of the line’s Medlog logistics division, it has a capacity of 8,000 to 10,000 pallets and can handle goods such as imported chicken or exports, primarily citrus. [+]

MSC adds UK West Coast links

MSC has extended its weekly Greece/Türkiye/UK West Coast service from Liverpool to include Portbur (Bristol) and Greenock, the only direct service between the three countries. Typical transit times include Aliaga (Türkiye) to Liverpool in 12 days, Tekirdag (Türkiye) to Greenock (17 days) and Valencia to Bristol (14 days).  Port rotation of ... [+]

A bonnie day for the Clyde

Scotland’s deepest container terminal has handled its largest-ever container vessel. Greenockhosted the 300m long, 6750teu MSC Magnum VII on Saturday 7 October. The 75,000-tonne container vessel arrived via Peel Ports Clydeport’s sister facility at the Port of Liverpool, before departing for Bristol the following day. The Clydeport team loaded containers of spirits, destined ... [+]

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