en.Wedoany.com Reported - Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), operated by International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) in Croatia, has secured a second weekly direct Far East service on Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)'s Phoenix mainline route at the Port of Rijeka.

The Phoenix service made its first call at AGCT on June 2, with the arrival of the MSC Agamemnon VIII. In a statement, ICTSI said company officials described this as another milestone in the development of Rijeka as a strategic Adriatic gateway. AGCT CEO Iñigo Mendibe expressed gratitude for MSC's trust in AGCT as one of its main gateway terminals in the Adriatic. With this addition, AGCT now has two weekly direct services from the Far East, serving not only Croatia but also key inland markets in Southeast and Central Europe.

The new service establishes a direct, continuous maritime connection between the Adriatic Sea, the Eastern Mediterranean, and major Far East ports. This corridor is increasingly important for regional importers and exporters seeking faster and more reliable access to Asian manufacturing and consumer markets. The Phoenix route calls at Busan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Shekou, and Singapore, then proceeds via Ashdod, Haifa, Trieste, and Koper to Rijeka, before returning to Busan via Ashdod and Singapore.

The service currently deploys vessels in the 8,000 to 11,000 TEU range, but plans to upgrade to ships exceeding 13,000 TEU. This capacity increase will significantly expand throughput on the Adriatic-Asia trade lane. For AGCT, the addition of the Phoenix service solidifies the terminal's position in MSC's global network and accelerates the port's repositioning as a competitive Adriatic alternative to established container gateways in Northern Europe.

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