GENOA: Ignazio Messina & C. has announced the launch of its new West Med Line, an enhanced service network that brings together the company’s existing Algeria and Libya services into a single, integrated network across the Western Mediterranean.
The new service, commencing in September 2026, forms part of Ignazio Messina & C.’s ongoing commitment to improving the solutions offered to customers, with a focus on greater efficiency, reliability, connectivity and responsiveness to evolving market requirements.
The West Med Line will further strengthen the company’s presence across the region while providing improved transit times for cargo originating over the Suez Canal, supported by efficient connections through Misurata, Libya. The new service will also enhance frequency and connectivity across the wider Western Mediterranean network.
Under the new service, regular departures from Spain and France approximately every 10 days will provide reliable connections to both direct destinations and locations served via Genoa, Italy. The network is designed to strengthen coverage across the Spanish, French, Libyan and Algerian markets, while offering customers more flexible and efficient cargo transportation options.
West Med Line – Standard Rotation
Castellon – Barcelona – Fos – Genoa – Misurata – Tripoli – Misurata – Algiers – Castellon
First Sailings
m/v Libertas H – Voyage 298: ETS Castellon, 6 September 2026
m/v Pacific Dalian – Voyage 310: ETS Castellon, 17 September 2026
With the introduction of the West Med Line, Ignazio Messina & C. continues to move forward with the development of its service network, responding to changing trade patterns and the evolving needs of the markets it serves.
The new service reflects the company’s approach of combining continuous network development with a commitment to delivering increasingly efficient, reliable and customer-focused solutions.
West Med Line – Bringing the Mediterranean closer.
