Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is rolling out major enhancements to its Asia to Northern Europe service network.
Designed to strengthen direct connections, cut transit times, and expand market coverage, these upgrades will progressively take effect between late March and early April 2026.
The network overhaul involves revised port rotations across three major East to West trade routes: Griffin, Condor, and Silk.
The updated Griffin rotation kicks off with the vessel YM WONDERLAND (voyage 0030W), scheduled to arrive in Busan on April 4, 2026.
- New Port Rotation: Busan, Kaohsiung, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, Southampton, Rotterdam, Southampton, Singapore, Laem Chabang, Vung Tau, Haiphong, Yantian, and returning to Busan.
The revised Condor service will officially begin with the vessel HMM OSLO (voyage 0019W), arriving in Qingdao on March 31, 2026.
- New Port Rotation: Qingdao, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, Algeciras, Felixstowe, Hamburg, Antwerp, and returning to Qingdao.
The Silk route will adopt its new schedule starting with the vessel ONE INTEGRITY (voyage 0009W), with an estimated arrival in Shanghai on April 6, 2026.
- New Port Rotation: Shanghai, Busan, Rotterdam, Hamburg, and Le Havre.
These strategic adjustments link major Asian manufacturing hubs directly to crucial Northern European markets, ensuring more reliable and efficient cargo movement for EXIM shippers this spring.