Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has expanded its market to Congo Republic (CR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The company will offer its services at Pointe Noire and Matadi in the respective countries. Pointe-Noire will be added on the Angola service, serving as a transshipment call for cargo from Asia to Angola calling Lunda and Namibe ports, and Walvis Bay in Namibia. The firm will also be able to ship cargo from Europe via transshipment to Lomé, Togo, to CR and DRC.
Feeder points
MSC will also open a feeder service between Pointe-Noire (CR) and Matadi (DRC). MSC will offer Democratic Republic of Congo the possibility to connect with the Asian, European and Indian markets.
“The first sailing from Asia to Pointe-Noire, on the Africa Express service, will be on January 4, 2023 from Xingang with the MSC VIRGO, voyage FY301. It will enable a direct connection with China, South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia. India will be connected to Pointe-Noire via transshipment Colombo,” says an official release.
“Connecting Congo Republic and DRC directly, or via transshipment, with Asia, Europe and India will help customers to strengthen or create new business opportunities, and contribute to their local economies.”
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC) is an international shipping line founded by Gianluigi Aponte in Italy in 1970, with headquarters in Switzerland since 1978. The privately held company is owned by the Aponte family. It has been the largest container shipping line since the start of 2022, after overtaking fellow 2M Alliance member Maersk. The company operates in all major ports of the world