Mediterranenan Shipping Company (MSC) Archives

Top 10: The largest container lines in terms of chartered carrying capacity

30 January 2023

Container shipping companies were on newbuild ordering spree during 2022 with the majority of them ordering new boxships driven by all-time record freight rates. However, the share of chartered vessels remains – in some cases extremely – high in most of the ocean carriers.

Container News presents the following list that includes the top 10 container shipping companies in terms of the TEU capacity of their chartered vessels, according to Alphaliner’s data at the end of December 2022.

1. Mediterrane...

https://container-news.com/top-10-the-largest-container-lines-in-terms-of-chartered-carrying-capacity/

2M Alliance revises voyage numbers on Asia – Europe services

28 December 2021

The world’s largest container shipping alliance, 2M Alliance, has announced the revision of voyage numbers on sailings serving Asia to Europe network, which will be effective from the middle of January.

MSC, part of 2M, explained that the alliance will adjust the sailing programme due to the current challenging market situation that impacts port activities and generates congestion across the supply chain.

Hence, with the following updates on voyage numbers, MSC and Maersk aim to match the actual...

https://container-news.com/2m-alliance-revises-voyage-numbers-on-asia-europe-services/

MSC changes rotation on Neuatl to Mexico service

28 December 2021

The Swiss carrier Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced the revision in the rotation of its Neuatl to Mexico service, connecting Europe with Mexico, which will take effect in early January 2022.

“The revised rotation will enable us to offer faster connections between the United Kingdom (UK), Belgium, Germany and Mexico, and it will also provide better schedule reliability in the North Europe network,” stated MSC.

The updated port rotation will be as follows:

Tilbury (UK) – Antwerp...

https://container-news.com/msc-changes-rotation-on-neuatl-to-mexico-service/

MSC sets increased prices from Israel to Canada and Mexico

7 December 2021

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has published fresh increases in its freight rates for sailings from Israel to Canada and Mexico.

The Swiss/Italian shipping line will push up its Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates, for cargoes transferred from the port of Haifa, to the Canadian ports of Vancouver and Montreal, as well as to the ports of Veracruz and Guaymas in Mexico.

The increase that will be imposed to all standard 20′, 40′ and high cube containers, will form the new prices as follows:

All...

https://container-news.com/msc-sets-increased-prices-from-israel-to-canada-and-mexico/

MSC starts new in-transit cargo service to Gulf countries

25 November 2021

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced a new overland service that will provide a shorter journey for cargo bound for Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries via King Abdullah Port.

The new in-transit cargo service, which is fully supported by the government authorities, moves containers by inland transportation from the Saudi Arabian port to provide MSC customers with quicker service and shippers with ‘better connectivity.

In particular, the inland service...

https://container-news.com/msc-starts-new-in-transit-cargo-service-to-gulf-countries/

MSC announces new surcharges from Europe to America

1 November 2021

The Swiss box carrier MSC will apply new Peak Season Surcharges (PSS), which will take effect by the end of November, for cargoes transferred from Europe to America.

Firstly, MSC will implement a surcharge for containers sailing from the ports of Northwestern and ScanBaltic Europe, the West Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea and the Canary Islands to Canada and Mexico West Coast, and particularly, to the ports of Vancouver, Ensenada, Guaymas, Mazatlan, Manzanillo and Lazaro Cardenas.

The PSS which, will...

https://container-news.com/msc-announces-new-surcharges-from-europe-to-america/

MSC to impose rate increases from Italy to America

26 October 2021

MSC, the second-largest shipping line in the world, will apply new Freight All Kinds (FAK) increases for sailings travelling from Italy to America.

More specifically, the Swiss carrier will increase its rates from the Italian ports of La Spezia and Genova to various American destinations, including Montreal and Vancouver in Canada, Veracruz and Ensenada in Mexico, Caucedo in the Dominican Republic, as well as New York and Long Beach in the United States.

The European liner operator explained that...

https://container-news.com/msc-to-impose-rate-increases-from-italy-to-america/

Top 10: The largest shipping lines in the world

26 August 2021

It comes as no surprise, that the shipping companies are the most crucial part of the global supply chain. The container shipping lines, with a current active fleet of over 6,200 vessels and a capacity of more than 24.9 million TEU, are transferring a major amount of any kind of goods and products across the world.

Below, there is a list of the 10 largest container shipping companies in the world in terms of TEU capacity, according to the Alphaliner figures (26 August 2021).

Maersk – 4,222,017...

https://container-news.com/top-10-the-largest-shipping-lines-in-the-world/

MSC buying streak prolonged with PIL ship acquisition

25 May 2021

MSC has continued its ship acquisition streak, purchasing a Panamax vessel from Pacific International Lines, which has been rightsizing its fleet.

The 2010-built 4,250TEU ship has been renamed MSC Langsar (ex-Kota Langsar) after being sold in mid-March but joined MSC’s fleet only in May. The purchase price was not disclosed but VesselsValue shows that MSC Langsar was valued at US$22.86 million at the time it was sold.

Container freight rates have been firming since mid-2020, resulting in growing...

https://container-news.com/msc-buying-streak-prolonged-with-pil-ship-acquisition/

Minsheng books 16,000TEU pair at DSIC

10 May 2021

Minsheng Financial Leasing (MSFL) has ordered a pair of 16,000TEU container ships from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC), the latter’s parent China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) announced on 7 May.

While MSFL, the leasing unit of China Minsheng Bank, would only state that the ships will be bareboat-chartered to a European liner operator, CSSC said that the vessels are sister units of an earlier 13-ship order by Mediterranean Shipping Company.

CSSC’s deputy general manager Sun...

https://container-news.com/minsheng-books-16000teu-pair-at-dsic/

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