Messina adds Iran port to Med/Middle East/India link

Messina adds Iran port to Med/Middle East/India link    The Genoa-based shipping line Ignazio Messina & C.SpA is adding direct calls to Bandar Abbas in Iran to its Mediterranean to Red Sea, Middle East and Indian subcontinent “Red Sea/Gulf/Ipak” service.
   The vessel “Jolly Oro” is scheduled to arrive at Bandar Abbas Nov. 17, following departure from Marina di Carrara, Italy today.
   The “Red Sea/Gulf/Ipak” service uses three ships averaging 1,614 TEUs with a sailing frequency of about every 13 days. The revised port rotation is Marina di Carrara, Genoa, Naples, Port Said, Aqaba, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, Port Rashid, Bandar Abbas, Mundra, Jeddah and back to Marina di Carrara.