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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.

The first ship affected by the blockade of the Suez Canal arriving in Barcelona is operating normally

The container ship MSC Amber, the first ship affected by the Suez Canal blockade to arrive at the Port of Barcelona, has docked tonight at the BEST terminal...

Analysis – Germany enters the fray for the reconstruction of the Port of Beirut; What about France, China, Turkey, the USA, Russia, the UAE & Kuwait?

Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 7, 2021 – Germany is reportedly prepared to submit a proposal for the reconstruction of the port of Beirut, which was...

Valenciaport is operating normally with the arrival of the first ships that were held up by the blockade of the Suez Canal

València, April 6, 2021- The activity of Valenciaport is proceeding normally after receiving at the docks of the Port of Valencia the first ship that was held...

Valenciaport prepared to manage traffic held back by the blockade of the Suez Canal

Terminals and shipping companies will focus their management on the coordination of empty containers so that they are in the terminal yards for the shortest...

Valenciaport, ready to manage traffic held up by the Suez Canal blockade

The terminals and shipping lines are going to focus their management on coordinating the empty containers so that they are in the terminal yards for the...

MSC Terminal Valencia and CSP Iberian Terminal Valencia extend operational hours

Both terminals increase from April 13 the opening hours at 6:00 AM for the delivery of import and empty containers – March 29, 2021 The president of the...

Container ships operators’ ranking as of March 2021

Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) March 22 – Danish A.P. Moller-Maersk Group is the largest container ship operator in the world, according to Statista, a...

Turkish Competition Authority prohibits acquisition by Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl of Marport

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 19, 2021 – The Turkish Competition Authority (Rekabet Kurumu) has ruled against the proposed acquisition...

MSC reports another successful year for its reefer cargo services

Shipping over 1.9 million refrigerated containers (also known as ‘reefer’) in 2020 alone, topping its previous record of 1.8 million in 2019, MSC continues...

AdSP Spezia, the president Sommariva meets a delegation from Trasportunito

La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – Mario Sommariva, President, Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern...

MSC to operate Antwerp and Vienna freight rail service

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 25, 2021 – Starting in April this year, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is to manage a twice-weekly freight...

Container ships operators’ ranking as of February 2021

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 22 – APM-Maersk, member of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, is the world’s biggest container ship operator as of...

Centro Studi Fedespedi publishes Italian container terminal report for 2019

Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 22, 2020 – Centro Studi Fedespedi has published its annual “Container terminals in Italy: an economic-financial...

Contship clarifies La Spezia Container Terminal statements from local AdSP

The Board of Directors of La Spezia Container Terminal spa (LSCT) on behalf of its two shareholders Contship Italia Group and Marinvest wishes to express its...

La Spezia Container Terminal added to MSC’s new INDUSA Express Service

Contship’s La Spezia Container Terminal added to MSC’s new INDUSA Express Service, supporting Italian export to the Indian sub-Continent –...

MSC expands door-to-door distribution network ‘Trieste Express’ with new service

Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – MSC-Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced that it has added a vessel to the Trieste...

Analysis – France expected to beat China in the race for the Port of Beirut – Hezbollah is the main obstacle

Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – Two months after the deadly explosions that destroyed most of Beirut port, Lebanon’s largest, it is...

Valenciaport exhibits its latest generation sustainable terminal model in Brussels

Valenciaport has been invited to the panel “Sustainable infrastructures for Europe” of the 18th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities...

CMA CGM and MSC complete TradeLens integration

CMA CGM and MSC complete TradeLens integration and join as foundation carriers working with the IBM and Maersk Shipping Platform to improve data sharing across...

Israel’s Haifa port receives first UAE cargo vessel

Haifa, Israel (PortSEurope) October 14, 2020 – Haifa port as welcomed the first cargo vessel from the UAE to visit the port. The MSC Paris ship docked...

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