MSC Independent East-West network serves and increases port calls
Liner giant Mediterranean Shipping (MSC) has announced that Independent East-West network services will be enhanced with additional port calls to optimize MSC connectivity between Asia and Europe, the United States and Canada.
According to Sungreen Logistics, the independent east-West route network will be operational by February 2025, with the following changes for routes from Asia to Europe, the United States and Canada:
Mustang service, which connects Asia to the U.S. Northwest and Canada, will join the East-West Network. The new rotation will be Xiamen - Yantian - Ningbo - Shanghai - Busan - Seattle - Vancouver - Portland - Busan.
Asia's trade links with the United States and Canada are closer, and Pearl and Chinook services will increase the number of stops at Vietnam's bow and Haiphong.
Lion service and Dragon service will increase the number of stops at Nansha, thereby strengthening the Asia-Europe trade network. In addition, Swan-Sentosa service will add a westbound stop in Shionda and will replace Busan with direct flights to Japan via Yokohama.
· Add Busan Westbound routes to Orient service and Lonestar service, connecting the West and East coasts of the United States to trade with Asia, respectively.
The Jade service, which connects Asian and European trade, will now stop at the Indian port of Viriam before sailing to the Mediterranean.
Dragon service will reschedule stops at Colombo and Viriam ports.
Britannia service connecting Asia and Northern Europe will add flights to Colombo. In addition, Colombo will be added to the eastbound leg of the Americas route from the East Coast of the United States back to Asia.
Albatros service will now have two stops in the UK: London Gateway will be added after Felixstowe, which will remain Asia's first stop in Europe.
MSC said this latest update is part of its continued commitment to provide a broad maritime network and provide customers with more options for direct port pair connections, as well as competitive transit times.
The updated 2025 East/West route network update and its options will not affect the capacity or deployment plans of any other routes offered by MSC globally.
In addition to MSC's existing Asian export services, its independent East-West network will provide Asia with unrivalled continental trade connectivity through numerous loops, competitive transit times and high frequency of direct port calls.
