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Containers
MSC moves to take over Genoese newspaper group
Cash-rich Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has followed in the footsteps of CMA CGM by getting into the media business. The…
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Containers
Yang Ming, HMM and ONE urged to collaborate with MSC
Business consultants at AlixPartners have suggested the remaining members of THE Alliance should attempt to form a vessel sharing agreement…
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Containers
Tough week for MSC’s vintage fleet
It’s been a tough week for the safety department at the world’s largest containerline, with three of its 20th century-built…
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Containers
MSC approaches market share milestone
Gianluigi Aponte-founded Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) stands on the threshold of another growth landmark, set to become the first liner…
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Europe
Thor Dahl sells its last boxship to MSC
Norway’s Thor Dahl Management has sold its last boxship, the 1999-built Thorswind, which it had owned in a joint venture…
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Containers
MSC trials bow windshield
The world’s largest containerline has become the latest shipping line to trial out bow windshields in a bid to slash…
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Europe
MSC to take over Wärtsilä plant in Trieste
Cash-rich Gianluigi Aponte has come to the rescue of a factory plant in Trieste faced with closure. Finnish marine technology…
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Ports and Logistics
Captain found to be nearly four times over alcohol limit at UK port
A 65-year-old captain of containership will be sentenced at Crown Court after admitting to being in charge of his ship…
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Europe
MSC bids for French logistics player
Cash-rich Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest containerline, has made a bid for Clasquin, a French logistics company. Clasquin…
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Environment
MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and Wallenius Wilhelmsen call for an end date of fossil-only powered newbuilds
The CEOs of leading global shipping lines, MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and Wallenius Wilhelmsen, issued a joint declaration at…
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Containers
$316m case filed against MSC in the US
In the largest suit filed in the history of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s…
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Ports and Logistics
HHLA backs MSC deal
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has secured further blessings for its entry into Hamburg port. The Aponte family-controlled world’s largest containerline…
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Containers
MSC selects Hamburg series for supersize treatment
Many of the world’s largest liners have embarked on supersizing their ships in order to to reduce emissions per container…
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Ports and Logistics
2,500 people take to the streets of Hamburg to protest MSC’s port plans
As many as 2,500 people took to the streets in Hamburg yesterday evening in a protest organised by a local…
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Containers
MSC bags Sinokor resales
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest containerline, has pounced for a pair of boxship resales in South Korea. Alphaliner…
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Containers
New milestone for MSC as it readies to surpass Maersk for owned box tonnage
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is about to achieve another milestone in its rise to the summit of the global container…
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Europe
MSC tipped to bid for Italian air cargo operator
Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera is reporting cash-rich Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest containerline, is tabling a…
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Americas
MSC tipped to be chasing Brazil’s Wilson Sons
Local media in Brazil is widely reporting that Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is looking to buy out Wilson Sons, a…
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Containers
MSC becomes first carrier to have a 5m slot fleet
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is ready to surpass another milestone in its rapid growth spurt that has seen it top…
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Containers
Just how much did MSC’s container business make last year?
It’s one of shipping’s most closely held secrets, up there with Greeks and the dark fleet, the true meaning of…
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