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.
Genoa port’s Calata Bettolo container terminal set to become operational today
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 12, 2020 – The new container terminal of Calata Bettolo in the port of Genoa is set to become operational today. It is...
MSC promotes short-sea networks
MSC has responded to growing interest in its extensive short-sea networks with a new campaign focusing on shippers of cargo between European destinations...
MSC explores use of hydrogen fuels as future power source for container shipping
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, a global leader in transportation and logistics, said it is further exploring the viability of hydrogen and fuels derived...
Valenciaport approves extension to study changes for TIL
València, Spain (PortSEurope) September 28, 2020 – Valenciaport has approved an extension by four months requested by Terminal Investment Limited (TIL)...
MSC publishes fourth annual sustainability report covering 2019
Today MSC publishes its fourth annual Sustainability Report, covering the 2019 period. The report outlines our strategic approach to reduce our impact on the...
Coronavirus pandemic impact on European Mediterranean ports
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) September 15, 2020 – Italian port of Gioia Tauro, a Mediterranean Sea transshipment hub, is showing strong growth in Q1,...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 28/2020 – Global trade is growing in the shadows of the market
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 28/2020 – Global trade is growing in the shadows of the market – August 14, 2020 Traffic volumes on...
Beirut Container Terminal back in operation
Beirut, (PortSEurope) August 14, 2020 – Four days ago on Monday August 10, the Beirut Container Terminal restarted operations. On the afternoon of 4...
Hapag-Lloyd, MSC diverts ships from Beirut to Tripoli
Tripoli, Lebanon (PortSEurope) August 6, 2020 – The German shipper Hapag-Lloyd AG has announced that it will divert any vessels destined for Beirut port...
MSC strengthens short sea and intermodal offering for Italian cargo market
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has consolidated its leading position in the Italian cargo market by offering the fastest transit times around the...
Ports of Genoa approves PSA and MSC acquisitions
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) July 23, 2020 – The management committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western...
New rail link to Padua boosts Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 22, 2020 – Alpe Adria SpA and Mercitalia Rail have jointly launched an intermodal container rail service between Padua...
Asyaport receives “zero waste certificate”
Tekirdağ, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 13, 2020 – Asyaport, is the first Turkish port to receive y “zero waste certificate” published by...
MSC is proud to join the Smart Maritime Network
MSC is proud to join the Smart Maritime Network, an industry membership group focused on increasing the compatibility, standardisation and harmonisation of the...
VPI Logística awards four companies plots of the Logistics Activities Zone
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 3, 2020 – Valencia Plataforma Intermodal y Logística (VPI Logística) has approved the award of four blocks or plots...
NEW NEMO Service starts calling at Malta Freeport
Malta Freeport Terminals has been selected as a port of call on the weekly NEW NEMO service connecting Malta to 7 new ports worldwide stretching from the UK to...
Valencia port to receive mobile hydrogen refuelling station
The mobile Hydrogen Refuelling Station designed within the framework of the H2PORTS project will arrive at the Port of Valencia in early 2021 – June 19,...
New rail link serves Turkish boron exports to China via Asyaport
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 15, 2020 – The state-owned company Eti Maden İşletmeleri Genel Müdürlüğü has started exporting products to...
Valenciaport is in the first line of investment against climate change and emergency
The President of the Port Authority of Valencia, Aurelio Martínez, reaffirms the Port’s commitment to “concrete events that are included in our...
MSC group links Tekirdağ Asyaport with Anatolia exporters
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 29, 2020 – The Marmaray railway line, operated by TCDD (Turkish Railways), has started handling cargo travelling...