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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.

Global Ports Holding Plc – Financial results for year ended 31 March 2022

London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) July 29, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), the world’s largest independent cruise port operator,...

Global Ports and MSC end takeover talks

London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) July 12, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has published an announcement saying talks between it and MSC...

MSC subsidiary Til announces €700 million investment in Le Havre

Paris, France (PortSEurope) July 11, 2022 – Terminal Investment Limited (Til) has announced a €700 million investment in its terminals in the Port of...

MSC interested in acquiring Global Ports Holding

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – Global Ports Holding has published an announcement confirming that MSC Mediterranean Shipping...

Is Trieste Maritime Terminal about to change hands?

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 17, 2022 – It is possible that Trieste Maritime Terminal (TMT) is about to change hands. TMT operates the container...

The ‘Trieste & Monfalcone Blue Agreement’ was signed today

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – The ‘Trieste & Monfalcone Blue Agreement’ was signed today. It is a voluntary agreement...

Global shippers cease business in Russia

London, United KIngdom (PortSEurope) May 2, 2022 – Leading global container shipping lines have ceased working with Russian ports. France’s...

Container terminals of the Port of Valencia resume their ordinary activity March 31

This announcement is part of the Contingency Plan prepared by the Guarantee Mark that was established last week to alleviate the effects generated by the storm...

Las Palmas Port Authority to add crane capacity in 2023

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) March 25, 2022 – Las Palmas Port Authority and Operaciones Portuarias Canarias (Opcsa) have agreed to add...

Port of Barcelona engaged in promotional activity in Brazil & Latin America

Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 18, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona is currently engaged in promotional activity focused on the Brazilian and Latin...

Fitch Ratings downgrades Russian port and airport operators; GDRs suspended

London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – On March 4, Fitch Ratings downgraded LLC Deloport, Global Ports Finance and DME, all operators of...

Containers delayed in Gioia Tauro by Ukraine crisis

Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 1, 2022 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to the temporary closure of all Ukrainian Azov and Black Sea...

Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens grain supplies – port companies suspend activities

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 25, 2022 – The Ukrainian authorities have suspended all commercial shipping from its ports, according to a report...

MSC – Ukraine security situation impact on shipping services

MSC – Ukraine security situation impact on shipping services – February 24, 2022 Please be advised that due to the ongoing and rapidly changing...

MSC group’s cruise division first major global cruise business to join Green Marine Europe label

Geneva, Switzerland – 14 February 2022: MSC Group’s Cruise Division announced today its commitment to join the Green Marine Europe Label,...

Trieste Marine Terminal issues tender for extension of Pier VII

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) January 6, 2022 – Trieste Marine Terminal srl (TMT), concessionaire of the Molo VII container terminal in the port, has...

Valenciaport’s commitment to hydrogen, reference for the European Commission

València, December 2, 2021 – The use of hydrogen in the Port of Valencia to reduce the environmental impact of machinery operations in a terminal that...

The improvement of the Valencia-Teruel-Zaragoza railway line will attract more traffic from the north of Spain to Valenciaport

The works to improve the Zaragoza-Teruel-Sagunto-Valencia railway line are progressing at a good pace, a strategic infrastructure to link the Cantabrian...

Port of Taranto hosts the closing ceremony of the 2021 cruise season

Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) November 15, 2021 – The Port of Taranto has hosted the closing ceremony of the 2021 cruise season at the Molo San Cataldo in...

Italian container terminals: an economic-financial analysis – Federspedi Study Center

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – Federspedi Study Center has published its report Container terminals in Italy: an economic-financial...

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