MSC

gCaptain’s full coverage of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest container shipping company by capacity.


Wednesday, September 13, 2023
HHLA's Container Terminal Burchardkai in Hamburg. Photo: HHLA/Thies Rätzke
Shipping

Battle Heats up for Hamburg Port Operator as MSC Makes Offer

BERLIN, Sept 13 (Reuters) – MSC, the world’s biggest container shipping company, has offered to buy almost half of the main

September 13, 2023
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Thursday, September 7, 2023
zim containership
Shipping

MSC and ZIM Strengthen Shipping Alliance

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The world’s largest container line, MSC, is joining in an alliance with tenth-ranked Zim across “multiple trades”,

September 7, 2023
Total Views: 2337

Tuesday, September 5, 2023
The MSC Flaminia containership on fire in the mid-Atlantic in 2012.
Accidents

UK Court Upholds Decision Against MSC Stemming from 2012 MSC Flaminia Fire

A UK Court of Appeals has upheld a judge’s decision on a case stemming from the 2012 fire on board the MSC Flaminia containership, in which Mediterranean

September 5, 2023
Total Views: 3717

Monday, June 19, 2023
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Shipping

MSC is Bleeding the Charter Market Dry

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The containership charter market shows no sign of softening as it goes into the usually slack summer season, despite

June 19, 2023
Total Views: 7982

Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Fire Breaks Out on MSC Containership in UAE
Accidents

Fire Breaks Out on MSC Containership in UAE

A MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company containership has caught fire at an anchorage in the UAE. The UAE’s National Search and Rescue Center said it

June 7, 2023
Total Views: 10241

Friday, May 19, 2023
MSC OSCAR
Shipping

MSC’s New Megaships Face Longer Transit Times on 2M’s Asia-Europe Route

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Last week’s announcement by the 2M Alliance partners that they intend to inject nine additional vessels into

May 19, 2023
Total Views: 3028

Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Shipping

MSC to Explore Ammonia Fuel for Newbuilds

As MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s fleet capacity swells past the 5 million TEU mark for the first time in history, the world’s largest

May 18, 2023
Total Views: 1730

Wednesday, May 17, 2023
MSC and CMA CGM Out in Front in Box Fleet-Building Race
Shipping

MSC and CMA CGM Out in Front in Box Fleet-Building Race

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MSC’s phenomenal growth over the past two years has largely been driven by acquisition of second-hand containerships,

May 17, 2023
Total Views: 3123

Friday, April 21, 2023
Carbon Chronicles: Insets and Offsets
Shipping

Carbon Chronicles: Insets and Offsets

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – In shipping, timing is crucial. Shortly after my previous article on carbon offsets in the maritime industry earlier this

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 879

Monday, April 17, 2023
cma cgm container ship
Shipping

Major Carriers Continue Hunt for Tonnage to Boost Market Share

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Led by MSC and CMA CGM, ocean carriers are again scouring the charter and sales and purchase markets for tonnage to

April 17, 2023
Total Views: 2093

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
MSC, Costamare Settle Claim Over 2021 Orange County Oil Spill But Shift Blame to Pipeline Operator
Accidents

MSC, Costamare Settle Claim Over 2021 Orange County Oil Spill But Shift Blame to Pipeline Operator

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company says has settled claims with insurers related to the 2021 Orange County oil spill off Southern California after an oil

April 12, 2023
Total Views: 2125

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
MSC Containership Loses Empty Containers Overboard Off Bermuda
Shipping

MSC Containership Loses Empty Containers Overboard Off Bermuda

An MSC containership lost more than three dozen empty containers overboard in heavy weather. The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said it was advised via

March 8, 2023
Total Views: 4851

Sunday, March 5, 2023
Container Ship Refloated In Suez Canal After Breakdown
Shipping

Container Ship Refloated In Suez Canal After Breakdown

CAIRO, March 5 (Reuters) – A container ship that broke down in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Sunday causing some traffic to be diverted has

March 5, 2023
Total Views: 16960

Monday, February 27, 2023
Rumble in Long Beach: Shippers ‘Back for Blood’ as Container Shipping Contract Season Kicks Off
Shipping

Rumble in Long Beach: Shippers ‘Back for Blood’ as Container Shipping Contract Season Kicks Off

By Lisa Baertlein LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb 27 (Reuters) – Collapsing ocean shipping rates are not all good news for U.S. retailers,

February 27, 2023
Total Views: 8899

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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Shipping

MSC Reaches Innovative Carbon-Insetting Biofuel Deal with Freight Forwarder

German freight forwarder DB Schenker and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company have announced a first-of-its-kind biofuel purchase agreement that will to help

February 15, 2023
Total Views: 1680

Thursday, January 26, 2023
Vytautas Kielaitis / Shutterstock.com
Shipping

MSC Continues to Strengthen Fleet for Life Outside the 2M

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MSC is continuing to buy second-hand containerships, and does not appear to have lost its appetite for ordering

January 26, 2023
Total Views: 2080

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
2M Breakup Leaves Maersk in a Tight Spot
Shipping

2M Breakup Leaves Maersk in a Tight Spot

Drewry believes MSC’s biggest size makes it better positioned to go it alone in the competitive market for container shipping, while Maersk’s focus

January 25, 2023
Total Views: 5271

MSC and Maersk to End 2M Alliance in 2025
Shipping

MSC and Maersk to End 2M Alliance in 2025

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Maersk and Swiss-based MSC, the world’s largest container shipping

January 25, 2023
Total Views: 1933

Thursday, December 22, 2022
msc gayane
Shipping

Bloomberg Video: How Drug Smugglers Infiltrated a Global Shipping Giant

Bloomberg is out with a new video today following up on a controversial article published last week on how cocaine-smuggling gangs infiltrated the

December 22, 2022
Total Views: 3080

Wednesday, December 21, 2022
MSC Completes Bolloré Africa Acquisition
Shipping

MSC Completes Bolloré Africa Acquisition

Swiss-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container shipping company, has completed its acquisition of the African logistic

December 21, 2022
Total Views: 1184
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