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 presents terms to take over Wartsila facility, Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 29, 2024 – Last month, MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. announced its interest in taking over the plant in...
MSC set to purchase Genoa newspaper “Il Secolo XIX”
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe)- March 28, 2024 – The Gedi publisher has announced the signing of a preliminary agreement with the MSC group to sell the Il...
Trieste Marine Terminal: TEU traffic – February 2024
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 19, 2024 – The Trieste Marine Terminal srl (TMT) handled 47,885 containers (TEU) in February 2024. This compares with...
Supreme Court gives green light to logistics area of Port of Valencia
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – The Supreme Court (TS) has endorsed the legality of the ZAL special plan. This means that Valencia City...
PSA Sech handles largest-ever ship
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 14, 2024 – The MSC Anita, 16,000 TEU, the largest container ship ever to call at the Genoa terminal of Calata Sanità,...
MSC confirms interest in old Wartsila plant in Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 6, 2024 – MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. has confirmed its interest in the old Wartsila plant in Trieste. A...
Authorities to investigate Terminal San Giorgio purchase by Ignazio Messina
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The Antitrust Authority (AGCM) will investigate the acquisition of the entire share capital of the Genoese...
MSC reportedly acquired 50% of Italy’s RHE
Rivalta, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – Switzerland-based shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has reportedly acquired a 50% stake...
Update: OCEAN Alliance extended until 2032
Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) February 29, 2024 – The four leading ocean carriers, founding members of the world’s largest shipping network OCEAN...
Hamburg mayor supports HHLA-MSC deal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – In a government statement today, Hamburg’s mayor Peter Tschentscher will campaign in support...
Verdi trade union plans protest against MSC-HHLA deal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 19, 2024 – The Verdi trade union is planning a protest next Wednesday against the deal whereby MSC-Mediterranean...
Green light for MSC-HHLA deal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – The senate in Hamburg has agreed to the sale of 49.9% of HHLA-Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG to...
MSC interested in acquiring Wartsila facility in Trieste
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 14, 2024 – International logistics company MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. has indicated an interest in...
Port of Sines joins MSC Dragon network
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – With the first call scheduled for February 5, the Port of Sines will become part of the Dragon Service...
BlackRock to acquire GIP, port terminal changes
New York, USA (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Earlier this month, BlackRock, Inc. agreed to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a leading...
Trieste Marine Terminal sees 2023 container traffic slightly down
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2024 – Trieste Marine Terminal SpA handled 742,708 containers (TEU) in 2023, down -1.74% on 755,932 TEU in the...
Port Authority of Castellón seeks return of MSC
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Representatives of the Port Authority of Castellón, Noatum and MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company...
MSC set to buy 50% of Hutchison BEST terminal, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company is fset to acquire 50% of the Barcelona container terminal...
MSC Spain comments on new Valencia northern terminal expansion
València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The general director of MSC Spain, Francisco Lorente, has estimated that the northern terminal that...
Valenciaport celebrates its new Terminal
València, December 14, 2023 – Valenciaport celebrates its new terminal. The project will be approved by the next Council of Ministers as announced by...