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.
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...
Kalmar to deliver 12 straddle carriers to Medcenter Container Terminal in Italy
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) July 30, 2021 – Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) has ordered 12 diesel-electric straddle carriers from Kalmar of...
MSC, Fincantieri and Snam to partner for world’s first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise ship
Geneva, Switzerland, Trieste and San Donato Milanese, Italy – July 26, 2021 – Today the Cruise Division of MSC Group, Fincantieri and Snam announced the...
Haifa’s new Bay Port trials ship handling
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) July 16, 2021 – The container ship MSC Marylena in currently docked in the new Bay Port as part of trials for the...
MSC position on emissions from shipping in the EU
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company takes its commitment to decarbonisation extremely seriously. However, this is a complex endeavour that requires commitment...
Italian shipping company Grandi Navi Veloci begins the connection between Valencia with Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza
The Valencia Port Authority (APV) has delivered the «Socarrat», the traditional Valencian terracotta tile designed with maritime motifs, to the GNV Sealand...
Turkish Competition Board rules against TIL acquisition of Marport
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 6, 2021 – The Turkish Competition Board (Rekabet Kurumu) has published its decision on the acquisition of sole...
Oranges from Castellón depart from Port of València bound for India
València, June 8, 2021 – 11 refrigerated containers loaded with 250 tons of Castellón oranges depart from the Port of València aboard MSC SIXIN, one...
Port of Las Palmas and OPCSA extend the concession until 2051
Strategic agreement at the port: Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APLP – Port Authority of Las Palmas) and OPCSA extend the concession until 2051 and...
Analysis – Could French and German plans to rebuild Beirut port be combined?
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe) April 12, 2021 – An ambitious $5-7 billion plan with an up-to-20-year construction period by two German companies wants to...
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 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...