News / MSC to launch direct China-Chittagong service to avoid delays

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Due to severe bottlenecks in regional transhipment ports, MSC is launching a direct service from South China to Chittagong.

The new Bengal Service aims to bring relief to Bangladeshi importers from the congestion at the transhipment hubs of Singapore and Colombo.

The weekly service will start on 27 April with the sailing of the MSC Kymea on a port rotation of: Hong Kong-Yantian-Shekou-Singapore-Tanjung Pelepas-Chittagong-Singapore-Tanjung Pelepas-Hong Kong.

MSC will initially run the service with one vessel a week, but has plans to increase the number.

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