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.
MSC to operate Antwerp and Vienna freight rail service
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 25, 2021 – Starting in April this year, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to manage a twice-weekly freight...
Container ships operators’ ranking as of February 2021
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 22 – APM-Maersk, member of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, is the world’s biggest container ship operator as of...
Centro Studi Fedespedi publishes Italian container terminal report for 2019
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 22, 2020 – Centro Studi Fedespedi has published its annual “Container terminals in Italy: an economic-financial...
Contship clarifies La Spezia Container Terminal statements from local AdSP
The Board of Directors of La Spezia Container Terminal spa (LSCT) on behalf of its two shareholders Contship Italia Group and Marinvest wishes to express its...
La Spezia Container Terminal added to MSC’s new INDUSA Express Service
Contship’s La Spezia Container Terminal added to MSC’s new INDUSA Express Service, supporting Italian export to the Indian sub-Continent –...
MSC expands door-to-door distribution network ‘Trieste Express’ with new service
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced that it has added a vessel to the Trieste...
Analysis – France expected to beat China in the race for the Port of Beirut – Hezbollah is the main obstacle
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – Two months after the deadly explosions that destroyed most of Beirut port, Lebanon’s largest, it is...
Valenciaport exhibits its latest generation sustainable terminal model in Brussels
Valenciaport has been invited to the panel “Sustainable infrastructures for Europe” of the 18th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities...
CMA CGM and MSC complete TradeLens integration
CMA CGM and MSC complete TradeLens integration and join as foundation carriers working with the IBM and Maersk Shipping Platform to improve data sharing across...
Israel’s Haifa port receives first UAE cargo vessel
Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) October 14, 2020 – Haifa port as welcomed the first cargo vessel from the UAE to visit the port. The MSC Paris ship docked...
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...