MSC has launched a new Orca service connecting Busan, Vladivostok, Busan from 29 June 2026 using the 1,840 teu MSC PRETORIA II. The service will operate in conjunction with the MSC Golden Horn service that serves the same route using the 1,496 teu MSC RICCARDA II.
MSC will launch a new Sierra service calling at Shanghai, Qingdao, Busan, Manzanillo, Lazaro Cardenas, Shanghai from 24 June 2026. The service will turn in 49 days using up to 7 ships of 4,000 to 9,000 teu starting with the 9,411 teu MSC DOMITILLE at Shanghai on 24 June 2026.
MSC has enhanced its North Europe-Russia connections with the launch of a new Baltic Loop 12 service connecting Antwerp, St Petersburg, Klaipeda, Antwerp from 9 June 2026. The service will turn in 14 days and will deploy the 3,005 teu MSC SHANNON III and MSC NEDERLAND III on a weekly frequency. MSC remains the only main carrier to retain services to Russia since European sanctions against Russia were rolled out in February 2022.
MSC has launched a new Zephyr service connecting Singapore, Colombo, Djibouti, Salalah, Singapore from 7 June 2026. The service will turn in 28 days and deploy 4 ships of 4,200 teu to 5,000 teu starting with the 4,738 teu MSC SHRINIKA V at Singapore on 7 June.
MSC will withdraw the Indus Express service that currently connects Port Qasim, Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Caucedo, Freeport (Bahamas), Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk, Baltimore, New York via the Cape of Good Hope. The last sailing will be on the 4,992 teu MSC PRATITI that departed from Mundra on 3 June 2026. The service has omitted calls at Abu Dhabi and Jebel Ali since March 2026 due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and is currently operated with 11 ships of 4,200 teu to 7,800 teu that will al
MSC has launched a new Southern Loop service connecting Melbourne, Bluff, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson, Napier, Wellington, Bell Bay, Melbourne from 9 May 2026. The service turns in 21 days and deploys 3 ships - the 2,556 teu MSC HANISHA III and MSC LUCIA III with the 2,664 teu MSC RINI III. The new service will provide connections to New Zealand and Tasmania via Melbourne. MSC has also revised its existing Noumea Express service with the removal of its previous New Zealand and
MSC will reintroduce the FE-USWC Pearl Service connecting Yantian, Xiamen, Long Beach, Yantian from 13 June 2026 to cater to the Transpacific peak season. The service was previously operated from February 2025 to August 2025 before it was withdrawn by MSC due to weak demand. The revised Pearl service will turn in 42 days deploying up to 6 ships of 4,800 teu to 8,200 teu starting with the 4,872 teu MSC LYSE V. The initial cycle is currently scheduled with 5 ships with 1 blank sailing, with the f
MSC will launch a new Ochna service calling at Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Dalian. The new service will turn in 4 weeks using 4 ships of 2,500 teu starting with the 2,526 teu MSC HAILEY ANN III at Dalian on 19 June 2026.
MSC will launch a new Europe-Red Sea-Middle East Express service from 10 May 2026 calling at Gdansk, Klaipeda, Bremerhaven, Antwerp, Valencia, Barcelona, Gioia Tauro, Abu Kir, King Abdullah Port, Jeddah, Aqaba. The service will operate on a single direction, using ships of 14,000 teu to 16,000 teu that will switch in and out of the rotation within the MSC network. It replaces the current West Med to Red Sea service serves the same route on a truncated basis starting from Barcelona, Valencia or G
MSC will launch a new Lekki-Lome-Lagos Feeder service connecting Lekki, Lome, Lagos, Tincan Island, Lekki from 30 May 2026 with the 3,534 teu MSC RABAT IV