MSC enhances connections between Africa, Middle East and India

GENEVA : As part of MSC‘s ongoing commitment to enhancing services between Africa, the Middle East and India, they are pleased to announce the following updates to India Africa Service (IAS) and India to South Africa Service from May 2023.

INDIA AFRICA SERVICE (IAS)

The current India Africa Service (IAS) rotation will be updated with direct calls at Coega, Abu Dhabi and Jebel Ali.

The new rotation of the service will be as follows with weekly frequency:

Mundra – Nhava Sheva – Colombo – Abidjan – Lomé – Tema – Coega – Abu Dhabi – Jebel Ali – Mundra

The first vessel on this new rotation will be MSC ESTHI voyage number IW316R, due to arrive in Coega on 11 May 2023. 

INDIA TO SOUTH AFRICA SERVICE

MSC’s India to South Africa Service rotation will be updated to link the ports of Durban, Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi, creating a direct connection between Durban and the Middle East.

The new rotation of the service will be as follows with weekly frequency:

Durban – Jebel Ali – Abu Dhabi – Ad Dammam – Bahrain – Mundra – Nhava Sheva – Hazira – Colombo – Port Louis – Durban 

The first vessel on this new rotation will be MSC ROBERTA voyage number IA317R, due to arrive in Durban on 10 May 2023.

The new calls at these strategic ports will provide MSC customers with improved connections and transit times between Africa, the Middle East Gulf and India and will particularly benefit customers with reefer cargo.