MSC announces update #4 on the Israel situation
GENEVA : MSC continues to monitor and assess the developing situation in Israel to ensure the safety of its personnel and minimize disruption to customer supply chains. As announced in our previous update, MSC
MSC announces port congestion surcharge to South Africa
GENEVA : Italian/Swiss container line MSC has announced a new congestion surcharge (CGS) for cargo from any destination except East and West Africa to all South African ports. MSC said the surcharge will be
Maersk charters more tonnage to catch up with MSC
COPENHAGEN : Maersk Line has been actively chartering vessels in the last fortnight, as the Danish giant tries to close the gap with its rival Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), which displaced the former at
MSC adds Contecon Manzanillo to Far East-US service
GENEVA : Contecon Manzanillo S.A. (CMSA), a business subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), is now part of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) Santana service. MSC has picked Manzanillo as the preferred eastbound
MSC celebrates South African milestone
GENEVA : In a heartfelt ceremony for clients and colleagues hosted by Mediterranean Shipping Company, the first social gathering of its kind since the Covid-19 outbreak almost four years ago, the world’s leading line
MSC tops in ship recycling and purchases
GENEVA : Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is leading the way both in ship demolitions and ship purchases. Cash buyers said that MSC has scrapped 15 vessels so far this year, with the last two
MSC’s Founder and owner Gianluigi Aponte is one of world’s richest men, reveals leaked figures
GENEVA : A massive revenue surge amounting to sky-high profits aligned with a tonnage tax that effectively saw negligible taxes levied on shipping lines has pushed MSC’s Founder and owner Gianluigi Aponte into the
MSC tops schedule reliability rankings in August
GENEVA : Danish Maritime data analysis firm Sea-Intelligence has released a report about schedule reliability data of container carriers for January – August 2023. In August 2023, global schedule reliability fell by -0.9 M/M