MSC Türkiye To Commemorate 2023

A shipping company has launched a new container vessel named 'Türkiye' to commemorate 2023.

Aug 27, 2023

MSC Shipping are a ‘global leader within container shipping’.
www.msc.com
MSC Introduces Its New Largest Ship “Türkiye”
Mediterranean Shipping Company, which regularly adds new and modern vessels to its fleet, launched its latest vessel last week. The ship called Türkiye and has the same TEU capacity as the largest container ship MSC Irina will play an essential role in international transportation. Türkiye set sail last Tuesday from the port in Suzhou of Jiangsu.
https://blog.shipsgo.com/msc-ship-turkiye/

This appears to be the UK branch of MSC, based in Ipswich, East Anglia.
https://www.msc.com/en/local-information/europe/united-kingdom?office=msc-ipswich#Offices
Having called +44 1473277777, it is indeed true.
I’d best send an e-mal to uk-info@msc.com uk-info@msc.com tell them about Ataturk’s Eyes No: 07 produced in East Anglia to commemorate 2023.

In addition, MSC UKpartnership with Ipswich Town Football Club.
https://www.msc.com/en/newsroom/news/2023/july/msc-uk-extends-partnership-with-ipswich-town-football-club
MSC UK are pleased to announce a new three-year partnership agreement with Ipswich Town Football Club (ITFC).
Following a hugely successful 2022/23 campaign whereby MSC proudly sponsored the men’s training and bench wear and supported the ITFC Girls’ Academy Elite Training Centre, both parties are thrilled to confirm the partnership has been extended for a further three years in the English Football League.
This extended partnership agreement further strengthens the company’s ties within the local community, a place MSC UK has called home since the opening of their first purpose-built office, Medite House, in 1996.

Though a Gooner through and through, my first ever live professional football match was Ipswich vs. Man City in the days of Francis Lee and Colin Bell, though I recall my disappointment at the time because Bell didn’t play.

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