Route News! MSC Launches a New Southeast Asian Route! Direct access to Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh, etc

In mid July, MSC will launch a new self operated weekly Vietnamese direct route KAGUYA, connecting central China to Vietnam's main ports of Haiphong and Ho Chi Minh.

The route service will be attached to: Shimizu - Tokyo - Osaka - Kobe - Bodo - Busan - Shanghai - Ningbo - Haiphong - Ho Chi Minh SP ITC Port - Laem Chabang - Manila South - Manila North - Busan - Shimizu

The route is named "KAGUYA" and is operated independently by MSC. Deploy 6 ships with approximately 2500TEU, expected to operate once a week, with a cycle time of 6 weeks. Haiphong Port is connected to the NAM DINH VU terminal, with a voyage of 6 days from Shanghai and 4 days from Ningbo; Ho Chi Minh Port is connected to the SP-ITC terminal, and the voyage takes 9 days from Shanghai and 8 days from Ningbo. At the same time, it can also accept goods to Laem Chabang, a port in Thailand.

The new "KAGUYA" service is expected to depart from Shanghai on July 19th, with its first voyage expected to be "MSC CARPATHIA III" and voyage HG327A.