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The most recently acquired addition to Maldives State Shipping (MSS)’s fleet, MSS Opal has arrived in Addu city on 21 October 2023, marking an important moment of trade connections in the region.…

The Maldives once owned a top shipping company. The state shipping fleet consisted of more than 100 ships. Most vessels travelled across other seas without calling to the Maldives.” During the pandemic,…

State Trading Organization (STO) and its subsidiary, Maldives State Shipping (MSS) have executed an agreement to procure a container vessel. The agreement was signed by STO’s Managing Director Hussain Amru and MSS’s…

The Maldives State Shipping (MSS), a subsidiary of State Trading Organization (STO), reports increasing its vessel fleet with the berth of its latest vessel in the island nation. The “MV MSS Graphene”…

Maldives State Shipping (MSS)’s bulk carrier MSS Chrome has made its maiden call at the Male’ Commercial Port.  The ship, with its 23-member crew, arrived in Maldives on Tuesday afternoon, with a…

Maldives State Shipping (MSS) revealed that with the addition of a new container boat, direct voyages will be made to Singapore and Malaysia. According to MSS, the boat will be brought to…

Managing Director of Maldives State Shipping (MSS) Abdulla Saeed has stated that a new ship will be brought in to transport goods from Singapore. Speaking to PSM News, Managing Director Saeed detailed…

State Trading Organization (STO)’s subsidiary Maldives Shipping Service (MSS) has procured a new container ship, and has opened applications for jobs on the ship. The job vacancy announcement posted by STO on…

Managing Director of Maldives State Shipping (MSS) Abdulla Saeed has stated that the bulk carrier purchased by the company will arrive in the Maldives later this month. The bulk career will become…

The Maldives State Shipping (MSS) Cargo Ferry, which establishes direct trade routes between the island of Kulhudhuffushi and Cochin, India, arrived in Maldives on 3 January 2021, completing the first trip of…

Lanka Shipping & Logistics Ltd. was honoured to welcome the delegates headed by Maldives State Shipping General Manager Captain Mohamed Nazim, on the ceremonial occasion of the maiden voyage of the M/V…

MSS Galena – the first ship purchased by Maldives State Shipping (MSS) – has made her maiden call at Male’ Commercial Harbor.  The landmark occasion was celebrated at the Male’ Commercial Harbor…

The state-run company Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) and Maldives State Shipping (MSS) are teaming up to export fish products to the international market. Managing Director of MIFCO Mr. Ismail Fauzee stated…

Maldives State Shipping (MSS) storage facilities is to be used to keep fish frozen until export in a bid to lighten the burden on Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) to store and…

Maldives State Shipping (MSS) has announced that the first cargo ferry between Addu, Huvadhoo and Tuticorin, India has commenced with the departure of MV BONTHI II on Tuesday. MSS has stated that…

Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Aishath Nahula has stated the establishment of the national shipping line, Maldives State Shipping (MSS), has enabled the development of the shipping industry. The transport minister…

Maldives State Shipping (MSS) has stated the development of an international port in Gulhifalhu will bring significant economic benefits to the Maldives. Speaking at a programme aired on PSM News, Managing Director…

It has been exactly 4 months since the first vessel of Maldives State Shipping Company (MSS) arrived in the Maldives on 5th April. Within a short span of time, the Maldives’ national…

The Managing Director of Maldives State Shipping (MSS), Abdulla Saeed has announced that MSS is a beacon of hope for the Maldives economy. Speaking at the ceremony held to welcome the maiden…

Maldives State Shipping (MSS) has welcomed its very first vessel today (5th April), commencing the beginning of a new era of shipping in the Maldives. The first vessel, MV. Iberian Express was…

On Sunday, former Cabinet Secretary at the President’s Office Abdullah Saeed was appointed at the Managing Director of the state-run Maldives State Shipping (MSS) company that was established last month. Saeed filled…

STO has announced that Maldives State Shipping (MSS)’s very first vessel is scheduled to reach Maldives by 5th April 2020 from Colombo, Sri Lanka. STO previously stated that this vessel will have…

STO has announced that Maldives State Shipping (MSS) will be using a 20 feet, 700 containers vessel. The very first MSS vessel is scheduled to reach Maldives by 5th April 2020 from…

President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has announced that Maldives State Shipping (MSS) has started its operations & first ship is scheduled to arrive next week.