MSC adds weekly Dunkirk call
Geneva, Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Co. has added calls at the French port of Dunkirk to its weekly North Europe/Canary Islands/West Africa service.
The 1,346-TEU MSC Normandie made the inaugural call at Dunkirk’s Western Port on Sunday. The service uses five ships averaging about 1,700 TEUs on a new rotation of Antwerp, Felixstowe, Dunkirk, Le Havre, Las Palmas, Tema, Abidjan, Las Palmas and back to Antwerp.
“The world’s three major shipping companies are operating direct calls at Dunkirk,” said Jean-Claude Terrier, chief executive officer of the Port of Dunkirk Authority. “In the very near future the investments made at the container terminal will enable it to effectively support MSC’s development.”
St'phan Snijders, CEO of MSC France, said: “A strong partnership now exists between MSC and the Port of Dunkirk.”
MSC adds weekly Dunkirk call
