MSC adds New Orleans to West Coast South America service

MSC adds New Orleans to West Coast South America service Mediterranean Shipping Co. has added a U.S. port, New Orleans, to its South America West Coast (String 2) service.
   The Swiss carrier uses six ships of 2,000 to 2,500 TEUs on the service that now has a rotation of New Orleans; Freeport, Bahamas; Caucedo, Dominican Republic; Buenaventura, Colombia; Callao, Peru; Arica, Chile; Valparaiso, Chile; Ilo, Peru; Freeport; and back to New Orleans.
   “With this new, direct service, MSC demonstrates not only its commitment to South American markets, but it also solidifies our commitment to the Port of New Orleans,” said Allen Clifford, executive vice president commercial, Mediterranean Shipping Co. (USA) Inc.