{"id":2374,"date":"2021-10-31T14:37:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T09:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=2374"},"modified":"2021-10-31T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-31T09:37:04","slug":"new-vessel-of-mss-arrives-in-maldives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=2374","title":{"rendered":"New vessel of MSS arrives in Maldives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The newest vessel of Maldives State Shipping (MSS) has arrived in the country&#8217;s capital Male&#8217; City, on 30th October, Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, this is the first vessel purchased by MSS; a subsidiary of the country&#8217;s largest state-owned enterprise, State Trading Organization (STO).<\/p>\n<p>MSS confirms that after the branding works come through, the vessel will be put to towards the utilization and provision of shipping services between Maldives and Sri Lanka. 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