MSC to increase vessel calls in Syria
Swiss megaliner Mediterranean Shipping (MSC) has started increasing its ship calls to International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) container handling facility in Syria, the Tartous International Container Terminal (TICT), the Manila Bulletin reported.
Early this year, MSC started calling at TICT as an alternative to the Port of Lattakia, the country’s main port. MSC cited Lattakia’s increasing cargo congestion and high port and labour fees as reasons for the move to TICT.
According to Abdul Razak Suleiman, head of Dalia Shipping Agency and representative of MSC in Syria, "Dalia has been a pioneering shipping agency in Syria, and through the years, we have witnessed how the country's ports made strides in terms of operations and services.”
TICT is the most modern container handling facility in Syria, and the nearest port to the country's capital and economic centre of Damascus.
Early this year, MSC started calling at TICT as an alternative to the Port of Lattakia, the country’s main port. MSC cited Lattakia’s increasing cargo congestion and high port and labour fees as reasons for the move to TICT.
According to Abdul Razak Suleiman, head of Dalia Shipping Agency and representative of MSC in Syria, "Dalia has been a pioneering shipping agency in Syria, and through the years, we have witnessed how the country's ports made strides in terms of operations and services.”
TICT is the most modern container handling facility in Syria, and the nearest port to the country's capital and economic centre of Damascus.