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.
MSC places sole bid in tender for Valencia port’s northern expansion
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has submitted an offer for the construction and operation...
GIC acquires a 10% stake in Terminal Investment Limited
Singapore (PortSEurope) May 8, 2019 – GIC Private Limited, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has acquired a 10% interest in Terminal Investment...
MSC becomes majority shareholding in Spain’s Laumar
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the second largest shipping company for container traffic in the world...
MSC leads container ranking in Vigo port in 2018
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) led for the first time in 2018 the movement of containers at...
MSC executive director for Europe to change position
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – The executive director for Europe of the MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company, Maurizio Aponte, will...
MSC, Grimaldi to use hydrogen-powered loading machines at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 8, 2019 – The MSC and Grimaldi Group terminals of Valencia port will use two hydrogen-powered machines to load and...
Calabria’s Gioia Tauro port misses a role in the new Silk Road
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 26, 2019 – President of the Calabria Region Mario Oliveiro has written to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte,...
Contship in talks to sell 50% in Gioia Tauro port’s container terminal operator
Press Release – Contship Italia S.p.A. has entered into negotiations for sale of MCT – March 15, 2019 Contship Italia S.p.A. has entered into...
MSC to update service linking Mediterranean to Australia
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) March 7, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plans to update its service between Australia, the Indian...
La Spezia port to award cruise terminal operation in next two weeks
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – La Spezia port expects to award to a consortium of Costa Crociere, the Mediterranean Shipping...
Gioia Tauro port workers end blockade as MSC guarantees investments
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 22, 2019 – Workers at Gioia Tauro port have removed the blockade of the harbour they launched on February 13...
Cádiz port maintains 4 million tons in 2018 despite reduced MSC cargo
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) February 20, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) has reported it...
MCT promises €120 million investment in Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) has suspended the redundancy schemes and announced investments of...
Valencia port opens two hours ahead of schedule despite stevedores’ assembly
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – The paralysis of Valencia port by a gathering of stevedores on February 7 has turned out to be less longer...
MSC and Heraklion port discuss cooperation
Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – The Port Authority of Heraklion SA and MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company have met to...
MSC to build Portugal’s largest dry port
Lousado, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plans to build Portugal’s largest dry port through Medway,...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale (La Spezia) receives single bid for cruise passenger station project
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port Authority)...