In view of the current trading conditions, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. will be
restructuring their North Europe to South America East Coast services and effective from mid-
April will be providing the following two services:
1) NWC/SAEC I (Brazil loop) will be operated with 7 x 5700 TEU vessels on the following port rotation: Antwerp – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Bremerhaven – Le Havre – Sines – Rio de Janeiro – Santos – Navegantes – Santos – Rio de Janeiro – Salvador – Anwterp.
The first sailing will be the MSC BARCELONA 416 (ETA Antwerp April 15th)
2) NWC/SAEC II (Plata loop) will be operated with 8 x 9800 TEU vessels on the following rotation: Rotterdam – London Gateway – Hamburg – Antwerp – Le Havre – Itaguai – Santos – Paranaguá – Buenos Aires – Montevideo – Rio Grande – Itapoa – Paranaguá – Santos – Rotterdam.
The first sailing will be the CAP SAN AGUSTIN 417 (ETA Rotterdam April 16th)
The new services provide for more efficient vessel operations in response to the current trading
environment.
