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First call for Liverpool’s new Far East link

[ August 20, 2024   //   ]

The Port of Liverpool has handled the first call of MSC’s Britannia service, its first regular container link from Asia in living memory. MSC Tokyo arrived in Peel Ports-owned Liverpool from Vietnam and China. The service rotation is: Shanghai-Ningbo-Yantian-Vung Tau (Vietnam)-Liverpool-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Hamburg-London Gateway-Singapore-Shanghai.

Peel ports, which has lomng campaigned for such a limk, says the new service follows increased demand from retailers and importers looking to diversify their supply chain and bring goods closer to their end destination.

Chief operating officer at Peel Ports Group, David Huck, said: “The new Britannia service is a significant benefit for Liverpool, and indeed the North. In collaboration with MSC, we are delighted to be able to provide businesses with a smarter and more sustainable solution to goods reaching the major distribution hubs of the UK. We’ve always invested for the long-term in our facilities and this shows the benefit of that approach.”

He added: “With so much pressure currently on the supply chain, the economy and the environment, this announcement positions a more balanced UK supply chain, bringing with it job creation and much needed levelling-up approach for the North”

MSC UK commercial director, Michael Collins, commented: “We are delighted to see the arrival of this highly anticipated direct service connecting Asia with Liverpool which will significantly enhance our customer offering in the UK, while reaffirming our partnership with Peel Ports Group. Building on our extensive UK port network and established services between the Far East and UK, the Britannia Service allows customers in the North-West of the UK to bring their cargo closer to its final destination.”

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