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Article: MSC to increase vessel calls in ICTSI Syrian terminal.(Shipping)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- September 29, 2009
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Swiss megaliner Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has started increasing its ship calls to International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) container handling facility in Syria, the Tartous International Container Terminal (TICT).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 labor 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 ...