MSC Launches Direct India-USEC Service

5/7/2014 8:20:58 AM

Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it will launch a direct service connecting India, the Middle East, the Red Sea and the United States, opening direct calls at ports like JNPT and Mundra that it previously served only via transshipment.   The Indus Express service will employ nine 2,500-TEU vessels and will offer a fixed-day weekly service with the following port rotation: Mundra, Nhava Sheva, Valencia, New York-New Jersey, Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah, Freeport, King Abdullah Port, Jebel Ali and Mundra.   The service will commence at Jebel Ali on June 1, Mundra on June 4 and Nhava Sheva on June 7, MSC said in a statement. The service will first arrive at New York-New Jersey on July 1.   The Journal of Commerce

RELATED NEWS

French mega port system at Le Havre scores with Indian shippers (6/11/2014 9:04:52 AM) MSC starts India-US east coast service in June deploying 2,500-TEUers (5/17/2014 8:49:47 AM) Container Volume Rises at India’s Major Ports (5/15/2014 9:26:20 AM) New Orleans docks its longest containership - 8,000-TEU MSC Judith (5/13/2014 8:08:14 AM) Hamburg Sud to join MSC's Asia-S Africa-ECSA service, Ipanema (4/26/2014 8:22:15 AM) MSC to Launch Asia-Africa Express Service (4/23/2014 9:13:59 AM) Maersk to charter MSC slots to South America (4/18/2014 9:33:37 AM) IAG Cargo to increase capacity on Indian routes (3/18/2014 9:15:08 AM) Container Throughput Slides at India's Ports (1/9/2014 9:35:17 AM) 9,403-TEU MSC Azov and 8,772-TEU MSC Adelaide delivered (1/3/2014 8:51:00 AM)

OTHER NEWS

Hapag-Lloyd to hike Japan-Arabian Gulf rate US$300/TEU on May 15 (5/6/2014 8:53:36 AM) Yang Ming Revamps Intra-Asia Services (5/6/2014 8:53:06 AM) Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for May 2 (5/6/2014 8:52:30 AM) Lines to lift rates on Asia-US, Europe trades (5/6/2014 8:52:00 AM) Cosco Scraps a Dozen Container Ships (5/5/2014 8:32:03 AM) Hapag-Lloyd Reintroduces Two Asia-USEC Services (5/5/2014 8:31:25 AM) G6 shakes up its transatlantic service network amid alliance expansion (5/5/2014 8:30:47 AM) G6 revamps Asia-North America network as part of alliance expansion (5/5/2014 8:30:08 AM) UASC adds service to Asia-Europe through deals with other lines (4/29/2014 8:43:01 AM) Hamburg Sud ups North America rate to Australia-NZ $250/TEU July 1 (4/28/2014 9:55:45 AM)

COMMENTS

Your comment

Content: Email / Name / Tel:

The most comprehensive and easy-to-use global marine weather application

With the Courtesy of Bao Hoang Yachts Co. Click "HERE" to get your own 30day free trail or contact Ms Phuong Bui at Vietnam Shipper: phuongbq@vil.com.vn / 08.39330 148