Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has launched a new service, the Europe – Red Sea – Middle East Express.
Reportedly, MSC launched the service in response to the growing demand of services from Europe to the Red Sea and to the challenging scenario in the Middle East.
The first ship is set to sail from Antwerp ETS 10 May, Voyage OC619 A and the new Eastbound rotation will be Gdansk – Klaipeda – Bremerhaven – Antwerp – Valencia – Barcelona – Gioia Tauro – Abu Kir – King Abdullah – Jeddah – Aqaba.
The service will call at ports in Europe directly connecting to King Abdullah Port, Jeddah, Aqaba, and with connections to POD in the Gulf (UAE and Upper Gulf) through MSC’s multimodal service.
It is designed to provide reliable, efficient, and competitive shipping options, with improved transit times to suit all kinds of cargo.
All European origins, from NWC – Scan Baltic to West Med Adriatic and East Med Black Sea will be served through MSC’s capillary network of services.
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