Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the updates to its NWC to South Africa Service from March 2024 to enhance services between Europe and South Africa.
The present NWC to South Africa Service cycle will be upgraded with a direct call at Bremerhaven. According to the carrier, the new rotation of the service will be as follows:
London Gateway – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Hamburg – Bremerhaven – Le Havre – Sines – Las Palmas – Coega – Durban – Coega – Cape Town – Las Palmas – London Gateway
MSC confirmed that the first vessel in this new cycle would be MSC Branka voyage number NZ411A, which is scheduled to arrive in Bremerhaven on 19 March 2024.
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In addition, a new feeder route, the Ingonyama route, will be created to connect the port of East London, South Africa, with Coega once a week.
According to MSC, the new service will provide a direct marine connection between East London’s manufacturing heartland and one of South Africa’s main ports, providing a viable alternative to truck travel between the two.
The weekly service will begin with the TOKATA F sailing from Coega on 25 March 2024.
In December 2023, MSC announced the enhancement of its Sentosa-Shikra pendulum service.
