MSC Announce New Israel Express Service

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MSC is delighted to announce improvements to its Israel Express service.  MSC will operate three out of five vessels on the service, which is part of a vessel sharing agreement with ZIM Integrated Shipping Ltd.
The new rotation will take effect from late April 2017 and will be: Felixstowe – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Le Havre – Limassol – Ashdod – Haifa – Ashdod – Valencia – Felixstowe
The updated service will provide customers with:
  • A regular and reliable service all year round, both on Southbound and Northbound routes
  • Direct service from all NWC ports to Limassol
  • Direct call from Israel to Valencia and NWC ports, further improving the transit times to Valencia and NWC ports.
  • The new set up will maintain the current days of call at Israeli ports
  • The second call from Ashdod is entirely dedicated to reefer cargo and enabling the opportunity to ship/export cargo at the end of the week and offer better transit times to NWC ports
The first sailing dates following the implementation of these changes, are scheduled for:
  • Southbound  MSC Tokyo 717A, Felixstowe, ETA 24th April, 2017
  • Northbound  E.R. PUSAN 044W,  Haifa, ETD 26th April, 2017
Source: MSC


MSC: Enhancement of Levante Express Service

Levante Express service
MSC is delighted to announce the enhancement of its Levante Express service.
The new rotations will take effect from the end of April 2017 and will be: Felixstowe – Antwerp – Rotterdam – Valencia – Beirut – Alexandria – Mersin – Iskenderun – Naples – La Spezia – Felixstowe
The new rotation will offer:
  • A regular and reliable service all year round, both on Southbound and Northbound legs
  • New direct service to Beirut both on Southbound and Northbound
  • Scheduled connections via Beirut to the Syrian ports of Lattakia and Tartous
  • Regular service from Naples to NWC ports
  • Improved transit times from La Spezia to NWC ports
  • The new set up will maintain the current days of call at NWC port, Egypt and Turkey
The first sailing dates planned for this service following the new implementation are:
  • Southbound, KATHERINE 717A, Felixstowe ETA 27th April 2017
  • Northbound, MSC LORETTA 716R, Alexandria ETD 25th April 2017
Source: MSC

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