As part of its objective to continually improve services to customers, MSC has announced a new mainline call to Hazira from July 2015 on its IPAK service.
Seven MSC 9,000-TEU vessels will be deployed, offering a fixed-day, weekly service to and from Hazira.
The port rotation is: Nhava Sheva, Hazira, Mundra, Salalah, Gioia Tauro, Valencia, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Felixstowe, King Abdullah, Salalah, Port Qasim, Nhava Sheva
The first vessel to call at Hazira will be MSC Tomoko/voy IP527R, eta Hazira on July 2, 2015.
MSC has been serving Hazira Port with a dedicated feeder since it opened for operations in 2013. Now, with a direct mainline call, MSC has reaffirmed its commitment to Indian customers, stressed a release.
MSC offers extensive coverage of worldwide destinations, viz. Red Sea/East Africa/South Africa via Salalah, Mediterranean, Black Sea, Adriatic, North Africa, West Africa, South and North America via the hub ports of Gioia Tauro and Valencia, whereas Scandinavia/Baltic region will be served via Antwerp/Rotterdam.
Transit times and final scheduled departures will be communicated shortly, the release said.