MSC increases freight rates from Africa to Europe
GENEVA : Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has published new Freight All Kinds (FAK) increases for cargoes travelling from Africa to Europe. The updated prices will be effective from 11 November. Firstly, the Swiss carrier
2M Alliance reschedules European services due to congestion issues
The largest container alliance in the world, 2M Alliance has decided to change the rotation of several services in Europe, due to port congestions and supply chain issues. In particular, the alliance, which comprises
Port Sudan terminals halt operations – MSC stops voyages at King Abdullah Port
The terminals at Port Sudan have ceased operations, according to MSC’s announcement, creating uncertainty on the berthing prospects of the company’s vessels and causing important delays. “This unfortunate situation makes it unreasonable to continue
SCI in a spot over box ships
MUMBAI : Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI) is looking to charter at least five container ships of varying capacities, in a market where such ships are being let out by the owners at
MSC becomes first major carrier to fully adopt standardised Depot Codes
All MSC depots globally can now be easily referenced with a standardised 9-character code; The codes are the BIC Facility Codes (BFC), which were recently harmonised in a major joint project between BIC and
MSC and Chinese Research Institute ink decarbonisation agreement
GENEVA : MSC, the second-largest shipping line in the world and the China Waterborne Transport Research Institute, an agency under China’s Ministry of Transport, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement to develop
MSC Spain speaks at Mediterranean Ports and shipping conference
GENEVA : Ignacio Ballester, Branch Manager of MSC’s head office in Spain, spoke at the eighth annual Mediterranean Ports and Shipping Conference, which took place in Valencia from 5 to 7 October 2021. The
MSC moves into fruit packing
Medlog, the logistics arm of shipping group MSC, has opened a US$20m fresh fruit packing plant in Peru, marking MSC’s first foray into fruit packing. The facility is based in the Piura Futura industrial