MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announced a major upgrade to its shipping network between Asia and Northern Europe, strengthening direct port connections, optimizing transit times, and expanding market coverage. The changes will affect the company’s three key services – Griffin, Condor, and Silk. The updated rotations will begin in late March – early April 2026 and are aimed at improving shipping efficiency on one of the world’s busiest trade routes.
The Griffin service (YM Wonderland, voyage 0030W) will switch to a new rotation starting April 4, 2026, via Busan, Kaohsiung, Shanghai, Ningbo, Yantian, Singapore, Southampton, and Rotterdam, with a return call to Southeast Asia. Starting March 31, 2026, Condor’s service (HMM Oslo, flight 0019W) will operate the Qingdao – Ningbo – Yantian – Singapore – Algeciras – Felixstowe – Hamburg – Antwerp – Qingdao route. Meanwhile, starting April 6, 2026, Silk (ONE Integrity, flight 0009W) will focus on the direct Shanghai – Busan – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Le Havre service.
The company emphasizes that the network upgrade maintains direct services between key ports in Asia and Northern Europe, reduces delivery times, and ensures stable global coverage for customers amid growing demands for speed and reliability in container logistics.
Source: https://intermodalnews.eu/