Count Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) as another ocean carrier resuming service to the Port of Baltimore.

The world’s largest container shipping company by cargo transported is adding the port back in as a destination to multiple service lines, following in the footsteps of rival carriers Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.

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MSC is returning to Baltimore two months after the collapse of the city’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which temporarily blocked access to the port and forced it to shutter operations. The bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River when a container ship exiting the port lost power and crashed into one of its support columns. Six workers on the bridge died in the accident.

According to several customer advisories, bookings to and from Baltimore are open for acceptance. Reservations for ships entering Baltimore are subject to space availability.

MSC’s services that are moving cargo from Baltimore to northwestern Europe, South Africa, Mediterranean and the Far East will be reinstated across six vessels. The Turkey/Greece to U.S. service will be the first of those to go back online, with the MSC Ilona expected to reach Baltimore by June 4.

For cargo headed toward Baltimore, MSC is reinstating the port back into the ECSA (East Coast-South America) and Far East rotations. For the ECSA rotation, which also includes stops at New York, Norfolk, Charleston and Savannah, the MSC Alma VII will reach Baltimore by July 1. The Far East service will see the YM Trust stop at Baltimore on July 13.

New York and Norfolk have taken on the lion’s share of the cargo that had initially been prepared for the Port of Baltimore. As of May 17, the Port of New York took on the highest percentage of rerouted shipments at 55 percent, while the Port of Virginia harbored 22 percent, according to supply chain visibility platform Project44. Nine percent was instead dropped off at New York’s sister gateway, New Jersey’s Port Elizabeth.

The Port of Baltimore is the 15th-largest container port by 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) processed, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

MSC was also the shipping company that was by far the most exposed to any potential supply chain disruption stemming from the two-month blockade, says S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The Switzerland-based ocean carrier, alongside Maersk and Zim, collectively represented nearly three-quarters of Baltimore’s container import traffic. In the year to the end of February, MSC accounted for 31.5 percent of the traffic. Maersk drove 21.8 percent, while Zim brought in 19.8 percent.