MSC launches new Dhalia service for Asia to Mexico trade

June 21 2024 Print This Article

MSC is delighted to announce that they are launching a new shuttle service, Dhalia, to provide extra capacity for Asia to Mexico West Coast cargoes.

This new service will provide customers with a premium loop rotation serving South China to Mexico trade as well as additional network coverage and frequency between Asia and Mexico. Dhalia joins their existing Andes, Aztec, Inca, Mexicas and Santana services to create a unique and unrivalled premium network connecting South America and Asia.

The addition of Dhalia on their Asia to Mexico trade will see them modify their existing Mexicas service with an additional call at Tianjin Xingang to ensure operational synergies.

The Dhalia’s full rotation is:

Shekou – Xiamen – Shanghai – Busan – Manzanillo – Lazaro Cardenas

The first sailing will with the MSC FLORIANA VI voyage number 431A on 03 August 2024 from Shekou.

In order to optimize their services, Mexicas’ new full rotation will be modified to:

Tianjin Xingang – Qingdao – Ningbo – Busan – Manzanillo – Lazaro Cardenas

The first sailing will be with the MSC INES voyage number QM431A on 03 August 2024 from Tianjin Xingang.