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CLEANER LANDS

As a world leader in global transport, MSC recognises million were invested in environmental remediation is carried by rail. That percentage continues to rise
the impact that its operations could have on the natural and waste management. In addition, 1.14 million tons steeply as the international rail network of corridors
landscape and populations around the world. Therefore, of contaminated soil were subsequently removed from improves every year. MSC has also invested
it is continuously working to implement and maintain the terminal. Consequently, 340 million m of land was extensively in logistics by becoming a rail operator
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initiatives designed to preserve the environment recovered. in Europe, the reby showing its confidence in
and reduce negative externalities on populations. In all circumstances, MSC is trying to use the most the rail transportation sector, which drastically
MSC invests heavily in the modernisation of terminals environmentally-efficient way of transport. Through reduces the CO emissions and negative externalities,
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and ports, considering in its strategies ways to our affiliate companies, MSC is providing its customers compared with road trucks. MSC plans to further invest
reduce the negative impact of the infrastructure on the with land transportation and actively promoting in the railway sector in Europe and across the globe.
environment. As an example, Brasil Terminal Portuario the use of rail as an inland access mode. Out of our
underwent major transformations. Over USD 80 total volume of controlled intermodal traffic, over 40%

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