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MSC websites remain down, malware not ruled out

Mediterranean Shipping Company’s (MSC) main websites remained down on Tuesday following a network outage late last week at its HQ which could have been caused by malware.

Marcus Hand, Editor

April 14, 2020

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In a series of statements posted on LinkedIn MSC said the outage solely affects its HQ in Geneva and was limited to one of its data servers affected some internal processes, MSC.com and MyMSC.

At the weekend MSC said it could not “entirely rule out the possibility of malware” as the cause of the outage.

“Our agencies worldwide continue to work as usual, all MSC departments, terminals and depots are serving customers regularly and cargo is flowing without interruptions,” MSC said on Monday.

The line’s customer can continue to make bookings via INTTRA and other platforms, as well as continue to place bookings via email or phone.

“Significant progress has been made to solve the network outage, and we are confident the issue will be solved shortly,” MSC said.

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About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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Marcus Hand regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars.

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