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


Wednesday, February 6, 2019
USNS Robert E. Peary
Shipping News

Replenishment Gone Wrong: U.S. Navy Cruiser and MSC Dry Cargo Ship Collide Off U.S. East Coast

A U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser and a Military Sealift Command dry cargo ship collided Tuesday during an underway replenishment off the coast of Florida,

February 6, 2019
Total Views: 384

Friday, December 7, 2018
msc ship at long beach port
Shipping News

MSC Pays $630,000 in Penalties for California Air Quality Violations

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. has paid $630,625 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board for violating the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth

December 7, 2018
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, September 25, 2018
MSC Containership
Shipping News

MSC Announces New Bunker Surcharge to Help Cover $2 Billion Per Year Low Sulphur Fuel Costs

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has joined its rivals Maersk Line and CMA CGM in announcing a new bunker fuel surcharge to be imposed on its customers to

September 25, 2018
Total Views: 121

Thursday, August 16, 2018
kenya shipping line
News

Kenya to Revive National Shipping Line in Partnership With MSC

By Helen Nyambura (Bloomberg) — Kenya plans to revive a state-owned shipping line with the help of the Mediterranean Shipping Co., President Uhuru

August 16, 2018
Total Views: 94

Thursday, July 19, 2018
zim containership
Shipping News

Maersk Line, MSC and ZIM Enter Strategic Cooperation on the Asia – U.S. East Coast Trade

Israeli container shipping company ZIM has reached a deal with 2M alliance members Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company on a new strategic

July 19, 2018
Total Views: 31

Friday, May 25, 2018
CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY
Shipping News

CMA CGM Becomes Latest Shipping Line to Set Bunker Surcharge Amid Rising Fuel Costs

PARIS, May 25 (Reuters) – French shipping group CMA CGM said on Friday it would introduce an exceptional surcharge after its first quarter earnings were

May 25, 2018
Total Views: 112

Wednesday, May 16, 2018
msc ship in port
News

World’s No. 2 Shipping Line MSC Stops New Bookings for Iran

LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) – The world’s No. 2 container shipping line MSC said on Wednesday it would stop taking new bookings for Iran due to the

May 16, 2018
Total Views: 75

Monday, May 7, 2018
msc ship in port
News

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

By Alexander Cornwell ABU DHABI, May 7 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a 30-year concession agreement with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to

May 7, 2018
Total Views: 148

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
MSC OSCAR
Interesting

MAN Diesel & Turbo to Supply Engines for MSC’s Record-Breaking Megaships

Germany-based MAN Diesel & Turbo says it has won the order to provide both main and auxiliary engines for Mediterranean Shipping Company’s eleven

April 17, 2018
Total Views: 191

msc containership
News

MSC Stops Trade with Sanctioned Russian Entities

LONDON, April 17 (Reuters) – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has stopped any new trade with Russian entities targeted by U.S. sanctions, the

April 17, 2018
Total Views: 86

Monday, March 19, 2018
maersk line ship
News

Maersk and MSC Unveil Revamped 2M Asia-Europe Network

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – 2M alliance partners Maersk Line and MSC will launch a revamped Asia-Europe and Asia-Mediterranean network in May

March 19, 2018
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, January 23, 2018
MSC Enters Deepsea Ro-Ro Shipping Sector
Shipping News

MSC Enters Deepsea Ro-Ro Shipping Sector

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The world’s second largest container shipping line, MSC, has announced plans to enter the scheduled deepsea roll-on

January 23, 2018
Total Views: 692

Friday, January 19, 2018
maersk ship arrival southampton
Shipping News

Port of Southampton to Lose Call by Maersk/MSC Asia-Europe Service

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The 2M alliance of Maersk and MSC is to leave the UK port of Southampton. It has announced it will drop the

January 19, 2018
Total Views: 125

Wednesday, November 8, 2017
MSC OSCAR
News

New-Generation ‘Megaships’ Could Come In at Over 23,000 TEU

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Nine 22,000 teu vessels on order for CMA CGM and 11 22,000 teu ships for MSC could end up with capacity of 23,500

November 8, 2017
Total Views: 432

Thursday, September 21, 2017
MSC OSCAR
Interesting

MSC Confirms Order for Eleven 22,000 TEU Containerships

On the heels of CMA CGM’s order for nine record-breaking 22,000 TEU containerships, Mediterranean Shipping Company has confirmed it has placed its own

September 21, 2017
Total Views: 203

Wednesday, August 30, 2017
MSC OSCAR
News

No Fears of Capacity Glut if MSC Confirms Megaship Order, Says Alphaliner

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MSC is reportedly finalising an order for 11 22,000 teu ships, joining CMA CGM in reactivating the orderbook for

August 30, 2017
Total Views: 132

Tuesday, May 30, 2017
MSC Container Ship Port Of Miami Angled
News

MSC Signs 35-Year Deal to Run Terminal at Ivory Coast’s Second Port

ABIDJAN, May 30 (Reuters) – Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has signed a 35-year concession agreement with Ivory Coast’s second port of San

May 30, 2017
Total Views: 99

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
MSC Says in Talks to Buy Stake in Italy’s Ignazio Messina
News

MSC Says in Talks to Buy Stake in Italy’s Ignazio Messina

LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The world’s no. 2 container line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is in talks to acquire a stake in smaller Italian

February 14, 2017
Total Views: 82

Monday, January 16, 2017
Detyens gets $13.6 million contract to overhaul USNS Medgar Evers
Press Releases

Detyens gets $13.6 million contract to overhaul USNS Medgar Evers

(WASHINGTON) — Detyens Shipyards Inc. of Charleston, S.C., is being awarded a $13.6 million firm-fixed-price contract for a 60-calendar day shipyard

January 16, 2017
Total Views: 109

Thursday, July 14, 2016
hyundai merchant marine
News

Hyundai Merchant Marine to Join Maersk, MSC in 2M Alliance

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. will join the world’s biggest shipping alliance, meeting all conditions imposed by creditors

July 14, 2016
Total Views: 81