All MSC articles – Page 3

  • Soren-Toft_MSC-T4C8381(2)
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    Toft steps up at MSC

    2020-12-03T09:30:00Z

    Soren Toft has officially taken over as ceo of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

  • Mattias Hellström, new CCO for Svitzer Europe (image source Svitzer).
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    Hellström switches to Svitzer Europe

    2020-12-03T09:27:00Z

    Towage operator Svitzer Europe has appointed Mattias Hellström as chief commercial officer.

  • Pathway towards decarbonisation, oct 2020
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    Pathway towards decarbonisation

    2020-10-06T12:01:00Z

    Fuel choice will be the essential factor in shipping’s decarbonisation journey, according to DNV GL in its Maritime Forecast to 2050.

  • MSC integrates biofuel blends
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    MSC integrates biofuel blends

    2019-12-16T09:25:00Z

    Container shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) said that it has started to use biofuel in its vessels calling at Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

  • Toft moves to MSC
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    Toft moves to MSC

    2019-11-19T12:05:00Z

    MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has appointed Søren Toft as its chief executive officer (ceo). 

  • MSC rules out NSR
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    MSC rules out NSR

    2019-10-17T14:10:00Z

    MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has confirmed that it will not explore the use of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) for container shipping between Europe and Asia.

  • Blockchain initiative suspended
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    Blockchain initiative suspended

    2019-10-01T13:25:00Z

    300cubits has suspended its blockchain initiative geared towards the shipping industry.

  • Leipzig shines a light on humanitarian logistics
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    Leipzig shines a light on humanitarian logistics

    2019-05-29T13:00:00Z

    Leipzig/Halle Airport, Volga-Dnepr Group and the Akkon University of Human Sciences ran an international conference on humanitarian logistics on May 21. The event took place on the fringes of the OECD’s International Transport Forum in Germany.

  • News

    Aponte steps down from MSC

    2019-04-21T11:50:00Z

    Maurizio Aponte is stepping down from his role as executive director Europe for MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company on May 1, 2019.

  • Service upgrades for container lines
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    Service upgrades for container lines

    2019-03-14T14:10:00Z

    Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Hapag-Lloyd have made enhancements to their respective Australian services.

  • Helge Ingstad recovered
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    Helge Ingstad recovered

    2019-03-11T10:25:00Z

    Scaldis, in cooperation with BOA Offshore, has salvaged the Norwegian warship Helge Ingstad.

  • Shipping lines cleared by DOJ
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    Shipping lines cleared by DOJ

    2019-03-01T15:30:00Z

    Several of the world’s biggest container shipping lines, including Maersk and MSC, have been cleared of wrongdoing in a price fixing case in the USA.

  • BIMCO takes aim at piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
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    BIMCO takes aim at piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

    2019-01-11T11:05:00Z

    The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has called on the European Union (EU), China and the USA to join forces and support counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Guinea.

  • MSC revises Asia, Europe services
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    MSC revises Asia, Europe services

    2018-12-27T12:05:00Z

    Effective March 2019, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is planning significant revisions to its ocean network to better serve shippers moving cargo between Asia and Europe.

  • MSC readies for additional costs from Sulphur 2020
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    MSC readies for additional costs from Sulphur 2020

    2018-12-06T14:15:00Z

    MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has estimated that the various changes it is making to comply with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sulphur 2020 regulations will cost the shipping line in excess of USD2 billion per year. 

  • FROM THE MAGAZINE: Costs set to rise as Sulphur 2020 looms
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    Costs set to rise as Sulphur 2020 looms

    2018-12-05T12:30:00Z

    With the 2020 deadline looming for the IMO’s sulphur cap, the industry is still uncertain about the best path to take for compliance. One thing seems to be assured, however, and that is price hikes for shippers and beneficial cargo owners.

  • Houston, we have a problem: Wood wasps
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    Houston, we have a problem: Wood wasps

    2018-10-22T16:30:00Z

    C Logistics Solutions (CLS) has supported the delivery of equipment to a chemical plant in Houston after the US authorities found the packing to be contaminated with wood wasps and ordered the cargoes to be reloaded and the vessel ejected from the port.

  • Hamburg deploys floating crane for prop lift
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    Hamburg deploys floating crane for prop lift

    2018-09-20T10:40:00Z

    Following road transport from a production facility in Waren an der Müritz in Germany, Hamburg port operator HHLA has overseen the loading of what is claimed to be the world's biggest ship propeller onto the Hyundai Supreme containership.

  • Skellorn steps up at Fracht
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    Skellorn steps up at Fracht

    2018-07-05T08:30:00Z

    Fracht Argentina has appointed Gavin Skellorn as sales manager for general cargo.

  • Sealand launches Central America Service
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    Sealand launches Central America Service

    2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

    Sealand, the intra-Americas regional ocean carrier of the Maersk Group, has launched a direct, all-water service connecting Central America, Panama and Colombia with the USA.