MSC will launch a new Eastern Cape Express Service connecting Port Elizabeth, Walvis Bay, Rotterdam, London Gateway, Antwerp from 2 January 2025. The service will turn 7 weeks using ships of 2,000 to 3,000 teu starting with the 3,005 teu MSC NEDERLAND III at Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) on 2 January 2025. It is aimed at the grapes exports from South Africa and Namibia to Europe. Port rotation of the new Eastern Cape Express Service
MSC’s sweep of second-hand containership tonnage since 2020 has brought its total resale vessel acquisitions in the last 4 years to more than 420 ships. MSC’s unprecedented acquisition spree has removed more than 17% of the total fleet that are available for charter in the 800 to 15,000 teu size segment and has been a key driver behind the sharp rebound in charter rates this year. The shortage of charter market ships have forced carriers to fix forward for their favoured tonnage with deliveries
MSC will restart the Koala service from 30 October 2024 to provide connections between Shanghai, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Fremantle, Jakarta, Shanghai. The revived service will turn in 4 weeks and will deploy 4 ships of 1,500 to 2,500 teu starting with the 1,550 teu MSC QINGDAO F at Shanghai on 30 October, followed by the 1,800 teu MSC SIJING together with the 2,556 teu pair MSC HANISHA III and MSC LUCIA III. The move follows the suspension of the Capricorn and Kiwi Express services in August 202
MSC will add a new call at Haiphong on the Chinook service from 23 October 2024. The revised Chinook rotation will call at Haiphong, Yantian, Shanghai, Qingdao, Busan, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Haiphong and will turn in 8 weeks using 8 ships of 6,400 to 9,600 teu. Zim also takes slots on this service as the ZIM North Pacific (ZNP) service. Revised Chinook port rotation from 23 October 2024
MSC and the Premier Alliance (the new name that ONE, HMM and Yang Ming have chosen to replace the current THE Alliance) have announced a new partnership on the Far East-Europe trade that will involve slot swaps covering 5 services to North Europe and 4 services to the Mediterranean commencing from February 2025. In addition to these, MSC will independently operate 2 additional services to North Europe and 2 services to the Med, ensuring that it remains the largest carrier on the Far East-Europ
MSC will revise 2 of its China-East Coast South America services from September 2024 covering both the eastbound and westbound directions. The revised Santana service will call at Yantian, Ningbo, Shanghai, Qingdao, Busan, Cristobal, Suape, Salvador, Singapore, Yantian from 14 September 2024 on an eastbound round the world rotation via the Panama Canal and the Cape of Good Hope. The Santana service was revised from a FE-USEC service with the USEC ports omitted from April 2024. Current calls a
MSC will relaunch the North Asia-ANZ Wallaby service connecting Hong Kong, Yantian, Xiamen, Shanghai, Ningbo, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Bluff, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hong Kong. The service will start from 19 August with the 2,732 teu MSC TANIA at Hong Kong. The service is expected to turn in 10 weeks and will deploy 10 ships of 2,700 to 5,000 teu. Port rotation of the new Wallaby service operated by MSCMSC will withdraw the Capricorn and Kiwi service
MSC will launch a new China-Middle East Gulf Clanga service calling at Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Dammam, Shanghai from the end of August 2024. The service will turn in 6 weeks using 6 ships of 2,500 to 5,000 teu starting with the 4,713 teu ZHONG AN XIN HUA YUAN at Shanghai on 30 August 2024. Port rotation of the new MSC Clanga serviceFollowing the launch of the Clanga service, MSC will omit the Dammam call on their existing New Falcon service with a new call at Nansha added. The rev
MSC’s planned newbuilding orders will bring its overall fleet to 7.5m TEU by the end of 2028 as it continues to widen the gap with their main rivals. The latest MSC orders is expected to include 10 units of 21,000 teu at Hantong, as well as a series of 12,000 teu units at Rongsheng and 11,000 teu units at Penglai Jinglu to be delivered from 2027. Although CMA CGM’s new vessel delivery pipeline will allow it to surpass Maersk by 2027, it will still trail MSC by more than 2m teu by the end of 2028
MSC will relaunch the Asia-US East Coast Liberty service from 8 August 2024 with a revised rotation calling at Shanghai, Busan, Miami, Savannah, Charleston, Philadelphia, New York, Singapore, Shanghai. The new Liberty service will turn in 12 weeks and will deploy up to 12 ships of 4,000 to 5,000 teu. The first sailing is scheduled at Singapore on 8 August 2024 with the 4,432 teu MSC HOUSTON V. Port rotation of the new MSC Liberty serviceThe Liberty is the first Asia-USEC service to be launche