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 calls for construction of road link of Valencia port to Sagunto
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2018 – The future of the northern extension of the port of Valencia is conditioned to the development of a new...
MSC eyes Naples port-Nola dry port rail link
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 15, 2018 – Representatives of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plan to discuss on February 16 the potential...
MSC top managers meet in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – A total of 76 managers of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) met last week at the headquarters of...
Genoa port approves ro-ro, container handling activities at Terminal Rinfuse
Genoa, Spain (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – The Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea Port System (Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure...
MSC upgrades services linking Mediterranean region to USA
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the reduction of transit times for export services...
MSC signs agreement to implement N4 system in Las Palmas port
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2018 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed an agreement to implement the N4 system developed by...
Valencia port handles largest container ship ever
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 23, 2018 – Valencia port handled last weekend a call of the “MSC Eloane” vessel, the ship with the largest...
MSC top managers to meet in Valencia
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – The headquarters of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Spain, located in Valencia, will host on February...
Messina port in dispute with Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – The crisis of the port of Gioia Tauro is likely to materialise in Messina, whose port authority does...
MSC Eloane ship suffers accident, Tanger port refuses its handlingÂ
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) January 15, 2018 – The MSC Eloane ship, which with its 400 metres of length by almost 60 metres of beam, is one of the largest...
Gioia Tauro loses container traffic leadership amid conflict of shareholders
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) January 12, 2018 – Gioia Tauro port has lost its leadership on the Italian market for container traffic, as its throughput...
Genoa port handles largest ship ever
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – Genoa port handled MSC Istanbul, the largest ship ever entering the harbour, on December 18. The ship, with a...
Valenciaport confirms its commitment to the new Silk Road in Tianjin (China)
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – The general director of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Port Authority of Valencia),...
Medway to launch regular freight rail line connecting Lisbon to Córdoba
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 7, 2017 – Portuguese freight rail operator Medway plans to launch a regular line connecting Lisbon to the Spanish...
MSC sets up cruise terminal operator for Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has a clear goal in Barcelona – its own terminal. And,...
MSC eyes construction of container terminal in LivornoÂ
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 23, 2017 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plans to participate in the tender for the operation of the...
Marseille welcomes MSC Orchestra vessel
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) November 16, 2017 –Â The Port of Marseille Fos and the MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) have held a press event to...
MSC to call at port of Benghazi after three-year closure
Benghazi, Libya (PortSEurope) October 29, 2017 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)has announced that its services will resume calling at Benghazi,...
Noatum Ports sells 45% stake in OPCSA to MSC subsidiary
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2017 – Spanish company Noatum Ports announced the sale of its 45% stake in the capital of Operaciones Portuarias...
La Spezia Container Terminal handles 1 millionth TEU on September 30
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) October 13, 2017 – On the September 30, 2017, Contship Italia’s gateway port La Spezia Container Terminal, handled its...