MSC

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


Monday, January 24, 2022
Shipping

MSC In Talks to Buy Italian Airline ITA with Lufthansa as Partner

By Francesca Landini and Giulia Segreti ROME, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Swiss-based shipping group MSC and German carrier Lufthansa want to buy the

January 24, 2022
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Shipping

Supply Chain Chaos Helped Ocean Carriers Reap $150 Billion in 2021. Economists Warn It’s Helping Stoke Inflation

By Lauren Etter and Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Ocean shipping rates are expected to stay elevated well into 2022, setting up another year of

January 18, 2022
Total Views: 4270

Thursday, January 6, 2022
Shipping

Does Size Matter? MSC and Maersk Shrug Off Capacity Ranking

by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen (Reuters) Swiss-based container group MSC has overtaken Denmark’s Maersk as the world’s biggest shipper, the company

January 6, 2022
Total Views: 2270

Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Shipping

MSC Passes Maersk to Become World’s Top Container Shipping Line

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is no longer the world’s largest container line. The Danish carrier has been overtaken

January 5, 2022
Total Views: 11119

Tuesday, December 21, 2021
msc ship in port
Shipping

MSC in Exclusive Talks to Buy Bolloré’s African Logistics Business for $6.4 Billion

By Ania Nussbaum and Christopher Jasper (Bloomberg) — MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co., the world’s second-biggest container line, offered to buy

December 21, 2021
Total Views: 1149

Monday, October 25, 2021
An MSC containership passes a Maersk containership
Shipping

‘Mayhem’ as Carrier Alliances Offer Conflicting Schedule Information for Same Ship

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Shippers from Asia to North Europe are being given conflicting information on vessel ETAs by carriers in the same

October 25, 2021
Total Views: 2796

Tuesday, September 21, 2021
MSC container-ship Port of Montreal Canada
Shipping

MSC Newbuilds to Ride Carpets of Bubbles to Fuel Savings

Some big news today in the world of bubbles. Or air lubrication, to be specific. London-based Silverstream Technologies, a leader in the field of air

September 21, 2021
Total Views: 2645

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Port of long beach
Environment

MSC Embraces Market-Based Measures to Meet Climate Change Targets

By Nick Savvides at London International Shipping Week (The Loadstar) – MSC has embraced market-based measures (MBMs) to help the industry meet its

September 15, 2021
Total Views: 605

Monday, September 13, 2021
Soren Toft.
Shipping

MSC’s Soren Toft to Deliver Keynote Speech at London International Shipping Week

Shipping’s central role within the global economy will come under the spotlight in a keynote speech delivered by Soren Toft, CEO of the Mediterranean

September 13, 2021
Total Views: 1146

msc ship in port
Shipping

2M Blanks Sailings, Taking Angry Shippers by Surprise

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A container shipping line announcement that it would blank four sailings in the Golden Week period has left shippers,

September 13, 2021
Total Views: 11054

Monday, September 6, 2021
MSC_isabella_Los_angeles
Finance

MSC To Increase Its Peak Season Surcharge Between Europe And US

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MSC is to increase its peak season surcharge (PSS) between Europe and the US by $1,000 per 40ft on 1 October. The

September 6, 2021
Total Views: 1288

Thursday, August 5, 2021
Port of long beach
Shipping

MSC ‘Shocked’ By Shipper’s Anti-Trust Complaint

By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) – Switzerland-based carrier MSC has roundly rejected complaints made by Pennsylvania home décor supplier MCS

August 5, 2021
Total Views: 2529

Friday, July 16, 2021
Port of long beach
Environment

MSC and Shell to Work Together on Decarbonizing Shipping

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is teaming up with Shell to develop alternative fuels and technology to help the shipping sector’s energy

July 16, 2021
Total Views: 1081

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
msc containership
Shipping

MSC Continues ‘Insatiable’ Containership Buying Spree

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MSC is continuing its strategy of hoovering-up container tonnage on the second-hand market, acquiring more ships in

June 29, 2021
Total Views: 11306

Friday, June 4, 2021
Port of long beach
Environment

MSC Calls for Carbon Tax and Support of Global R&D Fund to Help Shipping Decarbonize

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is throwing its support behind a carbon tax on ship fuel as well a proposed global research and development fund to help

June 4, 2021
Total Views: 1913

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY
Shipping

Another ‘New Normal’ as Container Rollover Rates Increase

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The number of container rollovers at major box ports continued to climb last month, affecting some 39% of all

May 11, 2021
Total Views: 7294

Tuesday, April 6, 2021
msc ariane
Shipping

‘Bad Fuel’ Cited as MSC Containership Breaks Down En Route to Los Angeles

A 366-meter containership belonging to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has broken down in the Pacific Ocean after reporting a fuel quality issue and the

April 6, 2021
Total Views: 12633

Thursday, April 1, 2021
maersk arctic
Shipping

MSC Warns Against Arctic Shipping Amid Debate Over Suez Canal’s Closure

Swiss shipping line MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company says it is doubling down on its commitment to avoid sending ships through the Arctic as some debate the

April 1, 2021
Total Views: 16290

Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Soren Toft.
Shipping

Soren Toft, Former Maersk Executive, Takes the Helm at MSC

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Soren Toft on Wednesday started his role as chief executive of Swiss headquartered container group MSC’s shipping and

December 2, 2020
Total Views: 4224

Monday, October 19, 2020
Military Sealift Command Actively Recruiting for Record Hiring
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Military Sealift Command Actively Recruiting for Record Hiring

As an organization in constant support of the military forces moving worldwide, Military Sealift Command’s mission is always ongoing. We are looking for

October 19, 2020
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