Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) offers its customers a wide range of shipping and other services. These are listed below, together with a company profile and reviews.
International Shipping
Dry Cargo
- Standard 20ft, 40ft or 40ft high cube containers
- Oversized and breakbulk cargo
- Weekly and regular shipping services to global destinations
- Customs clearance and documentation
Reefer Cargo
- Tailor made end-to-end transport solutions
- Weekly and regular shipping services to global destinations
- Expertise in transporting chilled and frozen goods
- Pre-trip inspection:
- Ensure container is cleaned to eliminate dirt and odours
- Checks to ensure the inside of the container is up to food-grade specification
- Checks to ensure machinery is functioning to industry standard
- Make sure the container temperature is lowered to the correct point selected
- Customs clearance and documentation
Out of Gauge and Breakbulk Services
- Expert project cargo logistics team
- Load, lash and secure the cargo at your origin port or nearby depot
- Inland collection and deliveries using variety of equipment
- Arrangement of police/inland transport notifications if required
- Stevedoring, port lashing and port storage facilities
- Specialist equipment
- Competitive rates
- Customs clearance and documentation
Intermodal Transportation
- Door to door
- Factory to consumer
- Combination of transport available to fulfil delivery obligations
Container and Cargo Storage
- Global network and warehousing and storage
- Assist with distribution networking
- Comprehensive pick/pack, de-stuff/palletise and bulk stack storage services and facilities
Cross Trading
- Ship from any origin to any destination
- Dry cargo
- Reefer cargo
- Out-of-gauge
- Precious and hazardous cargo
- Handling of documentation
- Tracking
- Customs clearance
Cargo Trailers
- Rigid
- Flatbed
- Tipper
- Low loader
- Container-lift trailer
- Genset trailer
Container Equipment
- 20ft / 40ft standard and high cube containers
- 20ft / 40ft open-top containers
- 20ft / 40ft and high cube reefer containers
- 20ft / 40ft flatracks
- 20ft / 40ft platforms
- 20ft / 40ft open-top containers
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)
Mediterranean Shipping Company is a privately owned global international shipping company which has been in operation for over 40 years. It was founded in Naples by Gianluigi Aponte and is still run by the Aponte family. Its global head office is in Geneva and it has 480 offices in 150 countries and employs over 60,000 people worldwide.
The MSC fleet consists of 500 container vessels with a capacity of around 3.0 million TEU. Each year the company stops at 315 ports around the globe, delivering cargo of every description.
Mediterranean Shipping Company has the following accreditations and affiliations:
- Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
- International Air and Shipping Association (IASA)
- The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)
- The Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents (FONASBA)
Mediterranean Shipping Company Reviews
At the time of writing we could not find any reviews for Mediterranean Shipping Company’s shipping services online.
- Clear contact details on website (including phone number): Yes
- Easy to get international shipping quotes? (Online estimate request form): Yes
- Clear information on website: Yes, The website has a wealth of international shipping information.
- Membership in international recognized shipping organizations: Yes.
- List of clients and/or previous customer testimonials. Yes, they have a limited number of case studies on their wesbite.
Overall score: 5/5
Review Date: 21/04/2017
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Website: https://www.msc.com/