News / Liverpool wins direct Asia call with MSC's new Britannia service

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By Gavin van Marle

07/06/2024

The UK port of Liverpool has once more gained a foothold in the Asia-North Europe trade, after MSC announced yesterday it would be the first European port of call on its new standalone Britannia service.

The service, which links China, Vietnam and Northern Europe, is set to launch on 1 July with the departure of the MSC Denisse X from Shanghai, and will offer a rotation of: Shanghai-Ningbo-Yantian-Vung Tau-Liverpool-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Hamburg-London Gateway-Singapore-Shanghai.

MSC said: “This sought-after customer service connecting Asia to Liverpool direct will ...

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Brian Pendleton
June 08, 2024 at 12:33 pm
About time to. The big ships are coming back, well done MSC.

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