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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.

Puertos del Estado supports Luis Ibarra’s plan for Puertos de Las Palmas

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2020 – The president of Puertos del Estado (PdE), Salvador de la Encina, accompanied by the...

95% of replies support the new terminal of the port of Valencia

The Port Authority of Valencia will answer each of the allegations and try to incorporate the improvements that can be assumed. 205 out of a total of 216...

Unanimous support of the Valencian Community to the new container terminal of Valencia port

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has registered up until 14.00 today more than 200 replies from...

Gioia Tauro port’s MCT returns to growth

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – After two years of economic uncertainty, the southwest Italian port of Gioia Tauro has returned to...

Traxens to open office in Shenzhen, China

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) January 8, 2020 – Traxens, a developer of solutions for the cargo logistics sector, innovative container monitoring...

Ukraine seaports transfer over 1 million TEU containers in 2019

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 6, 2020 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has reported that in 2019, local seaports handled over 1 million...

EBRD to provide loan to Asyaport in Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 30, 2019 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a $12 million...

MSC to start using biofuels to reduce emissions

Geneva, Switzerland (Ports Europe) December 7, 2019 – The MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has reported that it will now begin using biofuel in...

Valenciaport promotes reefer services at Fruit Attraction Fair in Madrid

Fruit and vegetable traffic is growing at a rate of 21.49% at the end of September and could exceed 800,000 tons at the end of the year Since last week, the...

Valencia major objects to north extension of port

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 1, 2019 – On September 30, Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia)...

Valenciaport selects TIL for the northern terminal project

According to the proposal presented, the new terminal will be the most modern in the world and 98% of its machinery will be electric. The terminal, which will...

Four offers of Valencia ZAL will invest €73.4 million & create over 1,500 jobs

Companies commit to hiring long-term unemployed and people at risk of social exclusion. The projects presented also have substantial commitments to reducing...

Valenciaport hosts XI Cool Logistics Global fair

The meeting will be attended by the three main shipping companies in the world in reefer traffic: MSC, Maersk and CMA-CGM – September 16, 2019...

Valenciaport, the best option in the Mediterranean for refrigerated products

Aurelio Martínez: “Thanks to its high connectivity, Valenciaport is the best option in the Mediterranean for each refrigerated product delivery line». The...

MSC start service calling at Cagliari port

Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) August 15, 2019 – MSC, the Swiss-based shipping company, is to start a new Tyrrhenian feeder service replacing...

Genoa port approves Consorzio Bettolo request for earlier operations

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) August 8, 2019 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority)...

Gioia Tauro port future threatened by absenteeism

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) August 2, 2019 – The future of Gioia Tauro port has been looking up recently with MSC taking over as operator and there...

TIL Holding to take full control of Marport, Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 24, 2019 – Arkas Holding is set to transfer its holding in Marport, the port business at Ambarlı Port, Istanbul, to...

Plots lots closest to entrance and port generate more interest among companies planning to invest in Valencia ZAL

News – The plots closest to the entrance and the port are those that arouse more interest among companies that aspire to invest in the ZAL (Valencia)...

Redevelopment of Gioia Tauro port continues with crane removal

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2019 – Following the development plan of new operator MSC, the demolition of three obsolete quay cranes has...

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