MSC is planning to adjust port rotations within its network from the Far East to Northwest Continent in order to improve schedule reliability and provide an enhanced corridor for cargo from Vietnam to Rotterdam.
The revised rotations will take effect on the following services:
For the Britannia Service, starting from voyage number 549W, Rotterdam and Zeebrugge will be added. The new rotation will be: Shanghai, Nansha, Yantian, Vung Tau, Singapore, Colombo, Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Gdansk, Gdynia, Klaipeda, Antwerp, London Gateway, Las Palmas, Mundra, Colombo, Singapore, and back to Shanghai.
For the Lion Service, beginning from voyage number 574W, Zeebrugge and Antwerp will be replaced by Sines and Le Havre. The revised rotation will be: Qingdao, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Singapore, Sines, Le Havre, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Le Havre, Abu Dhabi, Jebel Ali, Singapore, and back to Qingdao.
For the Swan Service, as from voyage number 547W, Sines, Le Havre, and Rotterdam will be replaced by Felixstowe and Antwerp. The updated itinerary will be: Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen, Yantian, Singapore, Felixstowe, Antwerp, Goteborg, Aarhus, Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Felixstowe, Port Klang, Singapore, Shekou, and back to Busan.
MSC confirmed that the rest of its network will remain unchanged.
