World’s Largest Container Shipping Company Suspends Novorossiysk Bookings After Drone Attack, Bloomberg Reports
MSC said it is monitoring security conditions and advising customers on alternative import and export arrangements as regular weekly service remains suspended.
- Following a drone strike on the MSC ULSAN III, MSC Mediterranean Shipping suspended new bookings to and from the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, effective immediately.
- International carriers serving Russian ports generally transport essential goods including food, clothing, and medicine, with MSC maintaining limited operations since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- As the world's largest container shipping company, MSC operates a fleet with a total capacity of 7 million TEU, making it the first shipping line in history to reach that threshold.
- While Novorossiysk operations remain suspended, the carrier continues regular service through other Russian ports, including Petersburg, and advised customers to contact its Russian office for alternative arrangements.
- Maritime shipping in the Black Sea has faced growing disruption amid an increase in attacks on ports and commercial vessels since July, forcing international companies to reassess regional operations.
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Top container shipping company suspended flights to the port of Novorossiysk - BloombergMSC suspended new orders to and from Novorossiysk via drones. The company continues to work from other ports of the Russian Federation.
The company, like other international container carriers, restricted its activities in Russia following a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
MSC Mediterranean Shipping, the world's largest container shipping company, immediately suspended new reserves from and to the port of Novorossiysk, Russia, after one of its ships was attacked by a drone. The decision follows a recent collision with MSC ULSAN III, while the vessel was on its way to Novorossiysk, informed MSC in a statement to customers, consulted by Bloomberg News. The company did not specify when the incident occurred.
Russia will face challenges delivering cargo to Novorossiysk. MSC Mediterranean Shipping, one of the world's largest container carriers, has suspended accepting new bookings to the port of Novorossiysk. The reason for this is the Ukrainian drone strikes, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Bloomberg. MSC is leaving Novorossiysk. The decision was made following the attack on the MSC ULSAN III en route to Novorossiysk, according to an MSC customer message…
Major shipping company MSC is temporarily not sailing to the Russian port city of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea following a drone attack on one of its ships. This is stated in a notification to customers, which has been seen by news agency Bloomberg.
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