MSC Opens up North Indian Market with Sentosa Service Expansion

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The first vessel westbound from the U.S. West Coast to China and India will be MSC MARA, which is expected to depart Long Beach on 5 March on voyage FV309W. The ship is scheduled to call at Qingdao on 28 March, Ningboon1AprilandNhavaShevaon17April.

The first sailing eastbound from North India will be MSC SOLA, which is due to depart Nhava Sheva on 13 February on voyage FV307R. The schedule includes a call at Shekou on 8 March and the ship should reach LongBeachon26March.

Thefullrotationis:

Port Klang – Singapore –Tanjung Pelepas –Laem Chabang – Vung Tau – Da Chan Bay – Shekou –Long Beach – Oakland – Busan –Qingdao –Shanghai –Ningbo – Kaohsiung – Shekou – Singapore –NhavaSheva–Mundra–Colombo–PortKlang.

Through this service expansion MSC looks forward to providing more cargo transportation solutions for businesses that serve the ever-growing markets of SoutheastAsiaandIndia.

The integration of the ports of Mundra, Nhava Sheva and Colombo in the Sentosa service will meet critical transportation demands within the market. Furthermore, it will bring significant benefits through increased opportunity and access to global markets for regionalandlocaleconomies,farmers,andbusinesses.