News / MSC revises Mediterranean-US east coast transatlantic network

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As the separation of its 2M vessel-sharing agreement (VSA) with Maersk continues to gather steam, MSC has revised its transatlantic network to produce what it claims to be the fast transit times between the Med and North America east coast.

The Geneva-headquartered carrier today said it was dropping calls at Barcelona and its dedicated Portuguese transhipment hub of Sines on its MEDUSEC service, which will effectively transform the string into a direct Italy-US east coast express service.

It said the transit time ...