{"id":95491,"date":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?p=95491"},"modified":"2026-05-04T06:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:20:48","slug":"msc-routes-european-cargo-through-saudis-red-sea-ports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/05\/04\/msc-routes-european-cargo-through-saudis-red-sea-ports\/","title":{"rendered":"MSC routes European cargo through Saudi\u2019s Red Sea ports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tag-border-left\">MSC adds a Europe leg to Saudi\u2019s Gulf bypass<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>MSC<\/strong><strong> turns Saudi\u2019s Red Sea ports into a Gulf bypass lane: <\/strong>Shipping giant MSC is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msc.com\/en\/newsroom\/news\/2026\/may\/europe-red-sea-middle-east-express\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launch<\/a> a Europe-Red Sea-Middle East express service on 10 May \u2014 offering a direct gateway into Saudi Arabia for European cargo before onward distribution to the UAE and Upper Gulf via inland and feeder connections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>REMEMBER- MSC has been <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/03\/11\/today-is-the-tanker-market-now-pricing-risk-more-than-cargoes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pushing Asia-to-Gulf cargo inland<\/a><\/strong> by leveraging its Dragon and Jade services to connect King Abdullah and Jeddah ports to the Arabian Gulf via inland transit. 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