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


Wednesday, November 8, 2017
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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: 494

Thursday, September 21, 2017
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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: 227

Wednesday, August 30, 2017
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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: 144

Tuesday, May 30, 2017
MSC Container Ship Port Of Miami Angled
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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: 127

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
MSC Says in Talks to Buy Stake in Italy’s Ignazio Messina
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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: 97

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: 124

Thursday, July 14, 2016
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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: 91

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
EU to Accept Antitrust Offer from Maersk, MSC, and 13 Others, Sources Say
Shipping News

EU to Accept Antitrust Offer from Maersk, MSC, and 13 Others, Sources Say

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, June 28 (Reuters) – World No.1 container liner Maersk, Swiss peer MSC and 13 other shipping firms are set to escape possible

June 28, 2016
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, April 6, 2016
MSC Cruises Plans to Build World’s Largest LNG-Powered Cruise Ships for $4.5 Billion
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MSC Cruises Plans to Build World’s Largest LNG-Powered Cruise Ships for $4.5 Billion

Swiss-based MSC Cruises has revealed major plans to build up to four new LNG-powered cruise ships exceeding more than 200,000 gross tons. The announcement

April 6, 2016
Total Views: 102

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Shipping Containers Stacked Tall
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Container Shipping Lines Offer to Settle EU Pricing Probe

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Leading shipping container groups Maersk, MSC and 13 other firms have offered to change their pricing

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 103

Thursday, January 7, 2016
Container Shipping Lines Cautiously Returning to Iran
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Container Shipping Lines Cautiously Returning to Iran

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – The world’s second biggest container shipping line, MSC, has become the latest firm to resume direct

January 7, 2016
Total Views: 83

Monday, December 28, 2015
News

Ship Photo of the Day – Port of Gothenburg Welcomes World’s Largest Containership

On December 21, 2015, Mediterranean Shipping Company’s Ultra-Large Containership (ULCS) MSC Maya called at APM Terminals Gothenburg, becoming

December 28, 2015
Total Views: 116

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
News

Maersk Tanker Conducts Rare Refueling of U.S. Navy Ship At Sea

  In a rare occurrence, a Maersk tanker refueled a Military Sealift Command oiler while at sea during an exercise in international waters off the

October 28, 2015
Total Views: 555

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
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Seven Injured After U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes on Deck of MSC Cargo Ship – PHOTOS and VIDEO

  Seven people were injured Wednesday when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed on the deck of a Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship during a training exercise

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 935

Monday, August 3, 2015
News

World’s Biggest Containership MSC ZOE Christened in Hamburg

Mediterranean Shipping Company celebrated the christening of one of the world’s biggest containerships, MSC Zoe, this weekend in Hamburg, Germany. The

August 3, 2015
Total Views: 200

Friday, July 31, 2015
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MSC ZOE Joins Ranks as World’s Largest Containership

  The 19,224 TEU MSC Zoe will be christened this Sunday in Hamburg, Germany, officially joining sister ships MSC Oscar and MSC Oliver for the title

July 31, 2015
Total Views: 327

Friday, May 8, 2015
News

MSC Makes the Leap into Social Media

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Group, a Geneva-based and family-owned company which has historically shied away from communicating with the public about their

May 8, 2015
Total Views: 204

Monday, October 27, 2014
Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities
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Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities

The U.S. Navy was off Camp Pendleton, California last week testing out its newfound seabasing and ship-to-shore capabilities with Military Sealift

October 27, 2014
Total Views: 1419

Thursday, October 9, 2014
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2M Alliance Clears Regulatory Hurdles, Plans January 2015 Start

Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Thursday its shipping alliance with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co would begin operations in January next year after

October 9, 2014
Total Views: 170

Thursday, July 17, 2014
Shipping News

MSC and Maersk Boost Asia-Europe Capacity as More ULCVs are Launched

By Mike Wackett, With the usual aversion to publicity relating to its fleet, Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s second-biggest ocean carrier,

July 17, 2014
Total Views: 55