GENEVA: MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is pleased to announce new weekly calls at Hamad Port, Qatar, on its IMED Service, beginning in week 37, informed a MSC statement.
The extended IMED service will operate the following rotation, beginning with the departure of MSC Sariska from the Turkish Port of Mersin on 11 September:
MERSIN – ISTANBUL – TEKIRDAG – CANAKKALE – PIRAEUS – ISKENDERUN – KING ABDULLAH PORT – SALALAH – JEBEL ALI – HAMAD
Calling directly at Hamad Port will ensure faster transit times for cargo shipped from Turkish and Greek Ports.
For example:
• Mersin – Hamad: 22 days
• Istanbul – Hamad: 18 days
• Tekirdag – Hamad: 17 days
• Canakkale – Hamad: 16 days
• Piraeus – Hamad: 15 days
• Iskenderun – Hamad: 11 days
This service will also enable exports from Hamad Port to Sohar in Oman, Mundra Port and Nhava Sheva in India and the Eastern Mediterranean Ports, informed a statement.
