Trade Asia to Mediterranean - Competitive Transit Times to Inland Iraq via Türkiye

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Trade Asia to Mediterranean - Competitive Transit Times to Inland Iraq via Türkiye

05/03/2026

MSC Beatrice

In light of the current security situation in the Middle East, we are informing customers of our solutions for inland cargoes to Iraq.

Our Tiger and Phoenix services offer competitive transit times from Asia to Türkiye cargo. This is further enhanced by our support for merchant and inspired haulage, enabling shipment inland to Iraq via Iskenderun on our Phoenix service, and via Mersin on our Tiger service.

Key inland destinations in Iraq include the cities of Zakho, Dohuk, Mosul, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Baghdad.

Trade Asia to Med - Competitive Transit Times to Inland Iraq via Turkiye

The 6 Asia to Mediterranean services on our standalone East/West network provides unmatched trade connectivity between Asia and the Mediterranean through a vast array of direct calls and competitive transit times.

For additional details regarding East/West network please visit the dedicated page for our future standalone East/West Network.

Should you have any questions, please contact your local MSC representatives in our global network of more than 675 offices.