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ZIM-MSC Connecting India and East Mediterranean Ports

Sep 28, 2018

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company have announced a new cooperation on the India sub-continent – Mediterranean trade. The new cooperation is due to commence on the second half of October, connecting India and major East Mediterranean ports…

MSC Orders Specialized Reefer Containers

Aug 23, 2018

Shipping company MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company will lease 2,000 containers chilled by Carrier Transicold's innovative, natural refrigerant-based NaturaLINE refrigeration system. The first of its kind, the NaturaLINE unit solves the problem…

MSC Expands Intermodal Shipping at Trieste

May 16, 2018

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. is enhancing intermodal connections via the port of Trieste, Italy, to improve transit times for shippers moving cargo between Asia, the Mediterranean and Europe. The new “MSC Graz-Trieste Runner” shuttle train…

Abu Dhabi Ports Signs a 30-year Deal with MSC to Build Terminal

May 07, 2018

Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to build a new container terminal at its Khalifa Port.Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has spent billions developing the port…

Shipping Firm MSC Stops Trade with Sanctioned Russian Entities

Apr 17, 2018

The world’s number two container group Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has stopped any new potential trade with Russian entities that were sanctioned by the United States, the Swiss headquartered firm said on Tuesday. The United States…

MSC Says It's Not Targeted By Australia Vessel Ban

Mar 27, 2018

Following Australia's move to ban the containership MSC Kia Ora for unpaid crew wages, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company said in a statement that it does not oversee the maintenance, or the workforce, of the chartered banned vessel, Kia Ora…

US Trucking Market Impacts MSC Services

Mar 23, 2018

Due to supply problems in the U.S. trucking market dating back to mid-2017, carriers including Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC have been forced to reduce door delivery in some parts of the country. MSC is continuing to conduct door deliveries for shippers in many regions…

MSC Launches New Ro-Ro Service to Africa

Feb 23, 2018

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has launched in Le Havre its first RO-RO service now connecting HAROPA to West Africa twice a month. The new service confirms the assets of HAROPA, the leading French port system constituted by the ports of Le Havre…

Korean Shipyards Bag $1.5bln Newbuild Order from MSC

Aug 30, 2017

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) - two major shipyards in South Korea -  are poised to sign a deal worth $1.5 billion to build container ships for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), according to the Financial Times…

Hyundai Merchant US Volumes UP

Aug 03, 2017

South Korea's leading container carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) will allocate more vessels to meet rising demand on U.S. routes in the coming months, reported Yonhap. HMM expects a shortage of container carriers on the high-traffic routes from August to October as U…

MSC, Maersk Work on Data Sharing after Cyber Attack

Jun 28, 2017

Swiss container line MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) is working with vessel-sharing partner Maersk to find ways to share data after a cyber attack on the Danish company, MSC said on Wednesday. MSC said it was prepared to divert ships away from affected Maersk terminals…

MSC Inks 35-year Deal to Run Ivory Coast Terminal

May 30, 2017

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a 35-year concession agreement with Ivory Coast's second port of San Pedro to operate its container terminal as part of a deal to upgrade the facility, the Swiss shipping company said on Tuesday…

Doyle Urges 2M Partners to Honor Their Commitments

Mar 23, 2017

Commissioner William P. Doyle of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) calls for honoring commitment to shipping public, American businesses and consumers. In mid-December 2016, Maersk Line announced that, together with its 2M Alliance partner Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)…

Hanjin Sells Operations at Port of Seattle

Dec 29, 2016

Bankrupt South Korean shipping company Hanjin will sell its operations of the Port of Seattle’s Terminal 46 to Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping COmpany (MSC) subsidiary Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), reports AP. The Seattle Times…

Freight Rates Jump after Hanjin Collapse

Dec 26, 2016

The cost of transporting containers from ports now shows signs of recovery after the fall of Hanjin Shpiping Co after a period of down play, says a report in Business Korea. It appears that the strategy of Maersk Line, the world’s largest…

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