Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. is an international shipping line founded by Gianluigi Aponte in Italy in 1970, with headquarters in Switzerland since 1978. The privately held company is owned by the Aponte family. It is now a leading, global shipping, logistics and port terminal operator. Its port terminal division is called Terminal Investment Limited (Til). MSC Cruises is a subsidiary in the cruise liner industry.
Monopolies commission investigates SAS & Moby
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) November 19, 2024 – Yesterday, the Competition and Market Authority (AGCM) opened an investigation into SAS, part of MSC...
MSC meets conditions to acquire 49.9% of HHLA
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) November 18, 2024 – As of November 14, 2024, all closing conditions for the takeover offer of Port of Hamburg...
Ukraine monopolies commission approves MSC-HHLA deal
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 18, 2024 – On 14 November, the Antimonopoly Commission of Ukraine (AMK) approved the deal for Mediterranean...
Port of Valencia mainatins extended hours
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – Valenciaport will maintain its extended opening hours brought forward to 0600 today, Tuesday 12...
Trieste Terminal Passeggeri handled over 500,000 passengers in 2024
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) November 11, 2024 – Trieste Terminal Passeggeri has said that it handled over 500,000 passengers in 2024, up 5% on the...
Two mega gantry cranes arrive in le Havre for MSC terminals
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) November 11, 2024 – Two days ago, the Zhen Hua 27 ship arrived at the HAROPA-managed port of Le Havre and delivered two...
Port of Valencia works extra hours to support DANA
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 8, 2024 – This morning, the land operations at all container terminals in the Port of Valencia: MSC Terminal...
CMA CGM terminals in Marseille and Fos-sur-Mer receive new cranes
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) November 7, 2024 – The heavy goods carrier “FWN Atlantic” docking in Marseille and Fos this week to deliver hybrid...
Port of Valencia terminals open early
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – The Port of Valencia opened its container terminals at 0600 today to speed up logistics operations....
Port of Valencia restarts operations
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – The flash floods in the Valencia region of Spain have killed at least 95 people and this number is...
Asyaport, the first Turkish terminal with cold ironing
Tekirdag, Turkey (Ports Europe) October 30, 2024 – Turkey’s largest transit container terminal Asyaport in Barbaros/Tekirdağ has commissioned an...
Four new cranes arrive at Port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) October 10, 2024 – The Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) in Gioia Tauro has welcomed a ship from China carrying four...
Italian press comments on HHLA-MSC merger
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2024 – Last week, the European Commission in Brussels said that the planned merger between MSC and HHLA did not...
EU Commission approves MSC’s entry into HHLA
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) October 7, 2024 – In a statement, the European Commission in Brussels said that the planned merger between MSC and HHLA...
Port of Gioia Tauro has started electrification of the eastern quay
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 16, 2024 – The Port of Gioia Tauro has started electrification (cold ironing) of the eastern quay which...
MSC buys four container ships from Safetrans
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has purchased four Panamax-class container ships from...
Premier Alliance to Cooperate with MSC in Asia – Europe Trade
Press Release – Premier Alliance to Cooperate with MSC in Asia – Europe Trade – September 9, 2024 Ocean Network Express (ONE), a member of...
MSC’s Medlog acquires Maritime Transport of the UK
Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – Road and rail freight logistics company Maritime Transport has been purchased by MEDLOG S.A., part...
Hamburg parliament approves MSC stake in HHLA
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – Yesterday evening, the Hamburg Parliament gave its final approval to the Mediterranean Shipping...
Verdi organises demonstration against proposed MSC-HHLA deal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 2, 2024 – Last Saturday, the German trade union Verdi organised a demonstration in Hamburg against the planned...