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CASE STUDY
MSC
SHIPMANAGEMENT

CREW MANAGEMENT
AND VOCATIONAL

TRAINING

MSC office in Limassol, MSC office in Sorrento, MSC office in Piano di Sorrento,
Cyprus Italy (Villa Lauro) Italy

MSC’s core business is to facilitate global trade by has developed its own “MSC family Crewing Concept”, Key facts and figures on MSC ship management
moving containers, both by land and by sea, on as well as ad hoc training for its crew members and MSC’s ship management is a two-centre business AWARDS
vessels that must be maintained to the highest clear career paths. MSC’s main crew training centres activity located in both Cyprus (190 ships) and Italy
technical standards in order to deliver cargo to are located in the Far East, in India, Ukraine, Croatia, (120 ships): MSC Shipmanagement Limited is an
customers safely, in the best condition and on time. Montenegro and Russia and are managed by MSC • The office in Limassol, Cyprus, manages 10,000 employer of choice and has received
MSC has two cargo division shipmanagement offices Shipmanagement. employees on the ships and 275 on shore. numerous awards from both
responsible for crew management and technical Some of the mandatory training courses include, • The office in Sorrento, Italy. manages almost 4,000 governmental and non-governmental
vessel management, located in Limassol, Cyprus, and but are not limited to, simulators training, such as a employees on the cargo ships and 121 on shore. organisations over the years including:
Sorrento, Italy. The technical management of the ships large vessel handling course, ship handling simulator, • 5 years in a row, Best Ship Manager
includes the provision of spare parts, vessel main- bridge resource management, engine resource ISO certifications award in India
tenance, evaluations, classification and regulatory management, all conducted in either Sorrento or MSC Shipmanagement Limited Cyprus is one of • 2 years in a row Best Ship Manager
compliance, as well as vessel research and design. Mumbai. Specific training courses on the latest the few companies whose entire operated fleet and award in Ukraine
Both teams, in Cyprus and Italy, also proactively equipment are arranged for all crew. Officers and shore office is accredited with ISO 9001 (Quality • Twice Best Foreign Employer of
engage with various maritime industry organisations, crew seminars are conducted at periodic intervals Management), ISO 14001 (Environment Management the Indian seafarer from the
share their expertise in the maritime sector and around the year and include modules on soft skills Certification), ISO 50001 (Energy Management Government of India
suggest innovative technical solutions to tackle development and team building to prepare for the System Certification), ISO 26000 (Corporate Social • Best Cadet Training Program
ongoing and future challenges. challenges that may be faced at sea. Responsibility) and OSHAS 18001 accreditation. in Ukraine
Yet, the most critical part of the operation is our people. • Award for Shipping Sector in Cyprus
Life at sea in the merchant trade can be extremely for the largest owned ship
challenging, especially for people having families, and management company and for
crew motivation levels can vary. In this respect, MSC creating a large number of local jobs

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