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MSC has announced the launch of the Pertiwi service on the Intra-Asia trade, which is expected to start in early July.

The new service will provide a direct link from North China and Korea to South-East Asia and MSC said it will offer “improved transit times and more service offerings”.

The service rotation will be Busan – Qingdao – Incheon – Dalian – Tianjin Xingang – Vung Tau – Laem Chabang – Singapore – Tanjung Pelepas – Jakarta – Panjang – Singapore – Tanjung Pelepas – Busan

The 2,500 TEU container ship Cardiff Trader will be deployed on the first sailing of the service with an estimated time of arrival at the port of Busan on 8 July 2022.

Source: Container News

The Swiss shipping company MSC will apply fresh surcharges to several European ports “due to the strong demand of containers and consequent difficulties to supply needed equipment”, taking effect in September and October.

Particularly, the Geneva-based liner operator will impose a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) from Northwestern (NWC) Europe, ScanBaltic, West Mediterranean, Adriatic and Canary Islands to all coasts of the United States (US) and the Caribbean.

The charge will be US$500 per TEU and US$1,000 per FEU, forming the new prices to US$2,200 and US$2,700 respectively, for all types of cargo, and will begin on 1 October.

On the same date, MSC will set a PSS from the same European places to Canada and Mexico, which will be US$500 per TEU and US$1,000 per FEU.

The new rates will therefore be US$1,500 and US$2,000 accordingly, for all types of containers.

Furthermore, the major shipping line will implement the following Freight All Kinds (FAK) rate increases for all 20′, 40′ standard and high cube boxes from Australia and New Zealand to the European ports Antwerp and Valencia.

This increase will be applicable from 20 September but not beyond 30 September.

Source: Container News

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the enhancement of its Middle East, Indian Subcontinent & US East Coast network, which now includes three distinct services.

The Swiss container line has revised the rotation of the existing Indus Express service and Indusa service and is also launching a new Indus 2 service, starting on 30 August 2021.

The Indus Express service will focus on Northwest India, Pakistan, the Middle East and US East Coast markets, the Indusa service will connect Southeast India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh to US East coast, with a call at Colombo in Sri Lanka aiming to “reinforce the company’s offering for cargo shippers in the Indian subcontinent”, while the Indus 2 service will focus on Northwest India and US East Coast markets.

All the services will operate as standalone MSC services and the company said it will offer competitive transit times from the Middle East and Indian subcontinent region to the US East Coast & Gulf.

“Our US customers benefit from the possibility to import cargo from anywhere in India boosting predictability for effective supply chain planning,” commented MSC.

The new rotation of Indus Express service will be as follows with the first sailing MSC Amalfi, voyage IU133A, ETD Mundra 29 August 2021:

Abu Dhabi – Jebel Ali – Port Qasim – Nhava Sheva – Mundra – Haifa – New York – Savannah – Houston – Freeport – Marsaxlokk – King Abdullah Port – Abu Dhabi

The updated rotation of the Indusa service will be as follows with the first sailing Varna Bay, voyage IV135A, ETD Mundra 2 September 2021:

Mundra – Nhava Sheva – Colombo – Barcelona – Valencia – Sines – New York ­– Savannah – Charleston – Mundra

The rotation of the Indus 2 service will be as follows with the first sailing MSC Michaela, voyage IX135A, ETD Mundra 30 August 2021:

Mundra – Nhava Sheva – Gioia Tauro – Sines – Norfolk ­– Baltimore – Miami – Freeport – Mundra

Source: Container News