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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.

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...

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,...

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...

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