The Company Today
MSC serves 270 ports worldwide on the six continents. 350 local offices, employing a total of 29,000 people, provide an agency network representation. Vessels with the capacity of up to 13,800 TEU, including one of the largest container ships, MSC Emanuela and her sistership MSC Beatrice. The company remains independent and wholly owned by its president Aponte and his family.
The growth of MSC is fully organic, and not through Mergers and Acquisition.
The line was named shipping line of the year in 2007 for the sixth time in eleven years by Lloyds Loading List, which is an achievement not matched by any other shipping line. The line has just also placed orders for eleven new vessels that will be able to carry up to 15,000 TEUs each, which are some of the largest container vessels in the world.
MSC India's new headquarters building "MSC House" was inaugurated by Diego Aponte in 2008.
Cyprus being the hub of container shipping market, MSC Cyprus new headquarters was inaugurated on 8 April 2009 by Mr. Diego Aponte.
Interlink Transport Technologies Inc. in Warren, New Jersey is a subdivision serving some of the company's IT needs.
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