MSC launches new faster service to Hamad Port for Qatar bound cargo

Time:2017-02-08 Browse:293 Author:RISINGSUN
SWITZERLAND-BASED Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced it will be providing a direct call at Hamad Port in Doha, Qatar in 2017.

The port`s addition to MSC`s New Falcon service will allow container volumes to travel west from the Far East and South East Asia, to Qatar.

MSC said customers will also benefit from a competitive transit time and better service coverage over all the major ports and inlands from Far East/Southeast Asia.

The service is being operated by 299-metre 9,411 TEU MSC Elma, according to arabianSupply Chain.com.

"The new facility will also serve volumes out of South and East India, via Colombo," said MSC in a statement. "It will help to meet the growing demand of Qatar`s export market, by offering direct connections via Mundra Port to worldwide destinations."