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


Sunday, March 5, 2023
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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
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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
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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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: 1789

Thursday, January 26, 2023
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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: 2160

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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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: 5351

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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: 2037

Thursday, December 22, 2022
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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: 3247

Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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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: 1233

Monday, December 19, 2022
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Shipping

MSC Says Bloomberg Article on MSC Gayane Drug Bust Rehashes Old News

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container shipping company, has issued a statement in response to a recent Bloomberg article that

December 19, 2022
Total Views: 3152

Monday, November 28, 2022
MSC’s First Cargo Plane Delivered
Shipping

MSC’s First Cargo Plane Delivered

The first aircraft in MSC’s new air cargo business has been delivered. Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (NASDAQ: AAWW), announced

November 28, 2022
Total Views: 4566

Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Banana Supply Headache Fuels Russia-Latin America Shipping Talks
Shipping

Banana Supply Headache Fuels Russia-Latin America Shipping Talks

MOSCOW, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Fesco FESH.MM, one of Russia’s largest transportation companies, said on Tuesday it was in

November 22, 2022
Total Views: 2703

Friday, November 4, 2022
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New Container Terminal Would Boost Capacity at Port of Baltimore

The Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest in the country for roll/on-roll/off cargo, is set for a big boost to its container handling capacity. A new private

November 4, 2022
Total Views: 2052

Monday, October 31, 2022
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Shipping

DOJ Charges Former Heavyweight Boxer for Smuggling Cocaine Worth Over $1 Billion on MSC Containerships

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former heavyweight boxer with trafficking over 20 tons of cocaine on containerships linked to the world’s

October 31, 2022
Total Views: 9817

Monday, October 24, 2022
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Liner Giant MSC Makes Major Towing Acquisition

Mediterranean Shipping Company has agreed to acquire Italian towage operator Rimorchiatori Mediterranei S.p.A., the world’s third-largest harbor tug

October 24, 2022
Total Views: 5080

Monday, October 3, 2022
President Macron’s Chief of Staff Indicted Over MSC Links
Shipping

President Macron’s Chief of Staff Indicted Over MSC Links

PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s chief of staff has been indicted by the national financial crimes prosecutor

October 3, 2022
Total Views: 2564

Monday, September 26, 2022
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Shipping

World’s Largest Shipping Line MSC Announces New Air Cargo Service

By Bryce Baschuk (Bloomberg) — Mediterranean Shipping Co., the world’s largest container line, will expand into air cargo using four leased Boeing Co.

September 26, 2022
Total Views: 7047

Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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Cruise Ships

MSC Considering Controlling Stake in World’s Largest Cruise Port Operator

Responding to media reports, Global Ports has confirmed it has been approached by MSC with a potential cash offer for all shares of the cruise ports operator.

June 15, 2022
Total Views: 1518

Friday, May 20, 2022
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Shipping

Former-Banker Turned Shipping Magnate Rides Pandemic Shipping Boom to $19 Billion Fortune

By Ben Stupples (Bloomberg) — Gianluigi Aponte left a job in finance to focus on shipping. Now, decades later, he has one of the world’s biggest

May 20, 2022
Total Views: 3365

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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Carriers Blank More Sailings as China’s COVID Lockdowns Continue

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carrier alliances are preparing to blank more than a third of their sailings from Asia over the coming weeks in

May 10, 2022
Total Views: 1739

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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Shipping

Filipino Seafaer Pleads Guilty in Gruesome Murder of Crew Member on LA-Bound Containership

A Filipino seafarer is facing up to life in U.S. jail for fatally stabbing his supervisor on board an MSC containership en route from Shanghai to Los Angeles.

May 3, 2022
Total Views: 8187
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