The world’s largest container shipping company MSC has announced its independent service network for East/West trades, which will be effective from February 2025, when the 2m alliance of MSC and Maersk will be terminated.
MSC’s standalone service network will include five trades with 34 loops incorporating:
- Seven loops for Asia North Europe
- Six loops for Asia Mediterranean
- Four loops for Asia North America West Coast
- Six loops for Asia North America East Coast
- 11 loops for the Transatlantic Network
MSC said it will give the optionality of weekly services via Suez with more than 1,900 direct port pairs or the Cape of Good Hope with more than 1,800 direct port pairs.
Soren Toft, CEO of MSC, stated, “With the addition of select slot swap agreements we will provide complete coverage across all East/West routes. Furthermore, as we assume full operational control of our network, we can today offer clients both Suez and Cape of Good Hope routing options.”
The company noted that the 2025 East/West network and its options will not impact the tonnage or deployment for any other routes provided by MSC globally.