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> **Original source:** https://www.project44.com/blog/msc-nwc-saec-service/

[MSC](https://www.project44.com/container-tracking/cma-cgm) has announced a new **South America – Northern Europe (NWC/SAEC)** service between South America’s east coast and Northern Europe, improving port coverage and transit times.

The new service will call at Pecem and Salvador in Brazil in order to attend the fruit seasons, providing fast connections with European destinations.

MSC offers excellent connections to/from Zarate, Vitoria, Paraguay and Rosario via our hubs in South America as well as to/from Scandinavian, Russian and Baltic ports via our European hubs.

This service will be **jointly operated by MSC and Hapag-Lloyd** with a fleet of nine modern vessels with improved reefer capacity.

The first ship southbound will depart Rotterdam on **27 September 2017**