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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.

Cádiz port traffic reaches 2.3 million merchandise Jan-July 2018

Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) September 16, 2018 – Total general traffic in Cádiz port increased by 0.48% in the period January-July 2018, compared to...

Switzerland waits to see effect of Morandi bridge collapse on Genoa port trade

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 27, 2018 – Genoa port is a strategic entry point for many goods transported to Switzerland and the Morandi bridge...

STX France renamed Chantiers de l’Atlantique

Nantes-St.Nazaire, France (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – The STX France shipyards have been renamed Chantiers de l’Atlantique, a name previously...

Local politician raises issue of MSC leaving Bordeaux port

Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) July 21, 2018 – During the local government question session, politician Nathalie Delattre alerted the Minister of...

Barge service between Marseille port and Lyons to increase frequency

Marseille, France (PortSEurope) July 10, 2018 – From October 1, 2018, the container barge service between Fos and Lyon will operate five days a week. The...

MSC launches Bordeaux port rail service

Bordeaux, France (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA has announced the opening of a new freight rail service between...

MSC set to stop its Bordeaux stopover

Bordeaux, France (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA will cease the Bordeaux port stopover on its feeder service from...

MSC carries out first export of Spanish melons to Asia

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has carried out the first shipments of melon from Spain to Asia...

Port Authority of Gioia Tauro holds talks with Ministry of Transport

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – The extraordinary commissioner of L’autorità Portuale di Gioia Tauro (Port Authority of Gioia Tauro),...

2M Alliance increase Trieste port calls

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – The Phoenix/AE12 Adriatic–Far East Service operated by 2M Alliance (Maersk and MSC) will offer from...

MSC inaugurates new Spanish headquarters in Valencia port

Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – On June 5, the shipping company MSC inaugurated the company’s new Spanish headquarters in Valencia....

La Spezia port approves feasibility study for cruise project

La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – La Spezia port has given the green light to the feasibility study of a project financing proposal by Royal...

SECH terminal concession extended at Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority)...

Consorzio Bettolo signs contract to build new container terminal in Genoa port

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority)...

Revelant parties hold talks to solve Gioia Tauro issues

Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 9, 2018 – The president of the region, Mario Oliverio, and president of Autorità portuale di Gioia Tauro (port...

Concasa looks at increasing activity in Cádiz container terminal

Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – Compañía Gaditana de Contenedores, SL (Concasa) is looking to increase its activities at the Cádiz...

MSC start Graz-Trieste port service to reduce transit times from Asia

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. has introduced the new weekly MSC Graz-Trieste Runner shuttle train,...

MSC dismisses Luigi Merlo over criticism by anti-graft body

Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 10, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has decided to close the working relationship with the former president of...

MSC to take part in Breakbulk Europe

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – Breakbulk Europe, the largest event in the world for the project cargo and breakbulk sector, this year will move...

MSC Poesia makes inaugural call at Ravenna port

Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 – The MSC Poesia ship of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) arrived for the first time in the port of Ravenna...

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