MSC back into Asia/Black Sea trade with the resurrected Tiger Service

It's less than six months after suspending its Asia/ Black Sea Tiger Service, a move that took nearly 7,000 TEUs of weekly capacity out of the trade, Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is resurrecting its Black Sea service and will resume offering direct calls at Istanbul, Constantza, Odessa and Ilyichevsk.

The re-instated Tiger Service will begin with the first westbound sailingfrom Ningbo on 22 May 2009 by the 6,732 TEUs MSC Alessia. Port rotation on the Tiger Service in the Mediterranean rotation shall include Beirut, Istanbul, Constantza, Odessa and Ilychevsk.

Source: PR News/ Copy 6054/ 13 May 2009