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.
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...
MSC to showcase latest services and solutions at world’s largest import-themed expo
MSC is going to exhibit at the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE) from 5 to 10 November 2021, showcasing its latest services and industry expertise...
Gioia Tauro’s Medcenter to receive €6.2 million from Invitalia
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) October 19, 2021 – Invitalia, the National Development Agency, is to provide a grant of €6.2 million ($7.2 million) to...
MSC cooperates with key Chinese research institute to promote decarbonisation and sustainable shipping
On 28 September, MSC and the China Waterborne Transport Research Institute, an agency under China’s Ministry of Transport, signed a Memorandum of...
International experts analyse the plans and needs of Mediterranean ports in Valencia
València, October 5, 2021 – A delegation of more than 50 participants of the Mediterranean Ports and Shipping 2021 conference, accompanied by...
Turkey’s Aysaport targets 1.8 million tons of cargo this year
Tekirdağ, Turkey (Ports Europe) September 30, 2021 – Asyaport has said that it is targeting total cargo of 1.8 million TEU in 2021, said Planning...
Shipping is a “force for good” for global trade, MSC CEO tells London Shipping Week conference
In his keynote speech today at the London International Shipping Week (LISW21) conference, held at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Soren Toft,...
Handling of MSC container vessel highlights Gioia Tauro’s capacity
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) September 15, 2021 – The MSC Gulsum, which until last year held the record as the largest container ship in the world,...
MSC to start new, direct rail service connecting Trieste and Ludwigshafen, Germany
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 2, 2021 – MSC has announce the launch of a new, direct rail service connecting Trieste,...
Port of Gioia Tauro increases container traffic in pandemic 2020
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – In the year of Covid-19, 2020, the port of Gioia Tauro reported a 26% increase in container traffic....
MSC returns to port of Castellón
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) August 9, 2021 – Last Thursday the MSC container ship “Aniello” became the first MSC ship to call at the...