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Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., branded as MSC, is an international shipping line founded by Gianluigi Aponte in Italy in 1970. The company is owned by the Aponte family with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, since 1978. [ 4 ]
Company name Headquarters Total TEU Ships Market share Notes Alliance 1 Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Switzerland: 5,705,424 801 19.9% [Note 1] 2M(until February 2025) Independent (from March 2025) 2 Maersk Denmark: 4,193,392 685 14.6% [Note 2] 2M (until February 2025) Gemini (from March 2025) 3 CMA CGM France: 3,635,418 634 12.7% [Note 3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. Cruise line registered in Switzerland MSC Cruises Company type Privately held company Industry Transportation Founded 1988 ; 37 years ago (1988) Naples, Italy Founder Gianluigi Aponte Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland Area served Worldwide Products Cruises Number of employees 23,500 Parent ...
MSC Air Cargo, cargo airline owned by Mediterranean Shipping Company MSC Industrial Direct , formerly Manhattan Supply Company MSC Software , simulation software company, formerly MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation
A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality. In the modern environment, prefixes are cited inconsistently in civilian service, whereas ...
Hapag-Lloyd AG is a German international shipping and container transportation company, the 5th biggest in the world. [3] It was formed in 1970 through a merger of Hamburg-American Line (HAPAG) and Norddeutscher Lloyd .
During the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the German Olympic Committee used the MS Deutschland as a hospitality ship. [6] On 19 May 2015 the MS Deutschland was sold over to the Absolute Nevada company based in the United States, which purchased the ship for approximately $21 million. The new owners took on approximately half of the crew.
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