The Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has announced its coverage of the port of Hazira in India from early August 2013.

According to an official announcement, it will be covered by a fixed-day, weekly feeder with the following rotation: Nhava Sheva, Hazira, Mundra, Nhava Sheva. All exports from Hazira will be transhipped at Mundra to connect the five mainline services calling weekly at Mundra, namely, the IPAK, ISES, South Africa, East Africa and Red Sea services. Imports destined to Hazira on the IPAK , ISES and East Africa services will be connected via Nhava Sheva. Hazira imports on the South Africa and Red Sea services will be connected via Mundra.

The coverage of Hazira underlines MSC's commitment to the Gujarat trade as it now offers connectivity to 3 gateway ports in the state, namely, Mundra, Pipavav and now Hazira. MSC, the world's second largest container line, constantly endeavours to introduce new services and upgrade its service levels to cater to increasing volumes and demands of new trade lanes. The line is well known for quickly adapting to the changing needs of the market.