For the first time in Chile and on the West Coast of South America (WCSA) San Antonio Terminal International (STI) has docked two very large containerships of 366 m in length.

Container lines are diverting a growing number of vessels via the Cape of Good Hope, and in some cases simply turning services around, as the Suez Canal remains blocked by the grounded Ever Given.

Container line MSC is continuing to beef up its service offerings between Asia and the US.

MSC is introducing a new transpacific service between Southeast Asia the US West Coast.

With the shipment of more than 1.9m reefer containers in 2020, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) surpassed its previous 2019 mark of 1.8m units transported.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has called on owners of vessels stranded for many months off China to follow the lead of MSC on crew change.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Quadrise Fuels International have entered into a joint development agreement to carry out trials on MSC’s containerships on using emulsified synthetic heavy fuel oil (HFO).

An Indian seafarer onboard the MSC bulker Anastasia, which has been thwarted in crew change plans since June 2020, attempted suicide in desperation over his inability to return home to his family in India.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has made an urgent plea for a crew change solution for seafarers onboard the chartered bulker Anastasia stuck off the coast of Northern China.

After a year’s gardening leave Soren Toft has taken up the role of ceo at Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).