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Mediterranean Shipping Company was founded in Naples in 1970 as a private company by seafaring captain Gianluigi Aponte when he bought his first ship, Patricia, followed by Rafaela, with which Aponte began a shipping line operating between the Mediterranean and Somalia. The line subsequently expanded through the purchase of second-hand cargo ships.
In February 2017, Mediterranean Shipping Company purchased a 49% stake into Ignazio Messina & C., becoming the minority owner. [4] Since 2018 some cooperative activities in between the two companies have started, including vessel chartering. [5] All Messina Line owned ships are named Jolly and include a colour spelled in Italian, in their names.
The first 4 ships are operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and the remaining ships are operated by Ocean Network Express (ONE). The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 14,952 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [1] [2] [3]
Other shipping lines, including Hapag-Lloyd, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and Evergreen continue to reroute their vessels around Africa. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account ...
MS GNV Azzurra is a cruiseferry owned by the Mediterranean Shipping Company and operated by the Italy-based SNAV.It was ordered from Öresundsvarvet in Landskrona, Sweden by Rederi AB Gotland as MS Gotland, but delivered as MS Wasa Star to Vaasanlaivat / Vasabåtarna.
MSC Sindy is owned by Compania Naviera Sylvana and operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) [1] It was built by the Samsung Heavy Industries Company and its yard number was 1611. [1] The ship has a beam of 43 metres (141 ft) and a length of 336 metres (1,102 ft). [1] It has a draught of 15 metres (49 ft) and a moulded depth of 27m. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 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 ...
The Daniela class is a series of eight container ships operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company and built by Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The ships have a maximum theoretical capacity of 13,798 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). [1]