MSC has decided to partially re-establish transits via the Suez Canal on a limited number of services linking East and West. This decision comes after a new assessment of the safety and operating conditions in the Red Sea, while the company maintains contingency measures to adapt its routes to the changing situation.

The shipping company announced this resumption on 24 August, following a review of the operational and security conditions in the area.

The first transits concern services between Asia, the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and India. The recovery is implemented gradually, service by service, and covers both eastward and westward travel.

Five rotations are involved in this first phase. They include Jade, Albatross, Himalaya and Tiger services, with departures from Aboukir, Jeddah, Vizhinjam, Singapore and Mersin between 20 and 31 August.

MSC plans to progressively update its booking confirmations and online schedules to reflect new travel plans.

This decision follows similar initiatives by CMA CGM, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, who also announced the resumption of certain services in the region. MSC indicates, however, that it continues to monitor the security situation closely in coordination with the authorities and its specialized partners.

Alternative arrangements remain in place to allow for changes in certain rotations if the situation so requires, in particular to ensure the safety of ships, crews and cargoes.