MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY S.A.


New MSC's containers.

Bow of an MSC container ship.

'Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (MSC)' is currently the second-largest container shipping line in the world. The line operates 318 vessels and has a TEU capacity of 1,022,044. Services are operated to all major ports of the world.

Contents
History
The Company Today
MSC Napoli
External links

History


MSC was founded in 1970 as a private company by Captain Gianluigi Aponte when he bought his first ship. The Sorrento shipowner then traded to Africa carrying anything he could.
The shipping line has since grown from being a small regular ship operator to become one of the world's largest shipping lines. A cruise line subsidiary, MSC Italian Cruises was created in 1988. The corporate headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland and the line's main hub is in Antwerp, Belgium.

The Company Today


MSC serves 215 ports worldwide on the six continents. 350 local offices, employing a total of 28,000 people, provide an agency network representation. Vessels with up to a capacity of 9,200 TEU, including the one of the largest container ships, the MSC Pamela. The company remains independent and wholly owned by its president Aponte and his family.
The line was named shipping line of the year in 2006 for the fifth time in ten years by Lloyds Loading List.

MSC Napoli


The MSC Napoli, which MSC operated under charter from its owner, had to be abandoned in the English Channel due to European storm Kyrill in January 2007.

External links



★ MSC - Mediterranean Shipping Company web site

★ MSC - General Information and Services

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