MSC is adjusting its Dragon and Jade services, introducing faster transit times and additional connections between Asia and the Mediterranean.

The Dragon service will introduce a new direct call to Trieste, improving our current transit times by five days and providing seamless access to Koper, Rijeka, Venice, Ravenna and Ancona.  

MSC noted that the Jade service will be also upgraded with a new direct call to Fos-sur-Mer, reducing our transit times by seven days.  

 MSC's Dragon service. (Photo: MSC)

"These strategic improvements will bring faster and more reliable access to key markets," the global shipping line said.

The first DRAGON vessel on the new enhanced service will be the MSC Thais, voyage FD608W, ETA February 18 in Pusan following the Busan – Ningbo – Shanghai – Nansha – Yantian – Singapore – Trieste – Gioia Tauro – Genoa – La Spezia – Sines – New York – Boston – Norfolk – Charleston – Freeport, Grand Bahama – Busan port rotation.

  MSC's Jade service. (Photo: MSC)

Meanwhile, the first JADE vessel on the new enhanced service will be MSC Mette, voyage GJ607W, ETA February 10 in Qingdao following the rotation

Qingdao – Busan – Ningbo – Shanghai – Xiamen – Yantian – Singapore – Valencia – Barcelona – Fos-sur-Mer – Gioia Tauro – Singapore – Qingdao.