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INTRODUCTION TO THE MSC GROUP
OUR STABILITY COMES

FROM OUR PEOPLE

Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland,
and privately-owned, the MSC Group is a global
business engaged in the transport and logistics
sector. The Group encompasses a Cargo Division,
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC),
a Passenger Division, MSC Cruises, a Terminal
Division, Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) and
a Logistics Division, MEDLOG.

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is the second largest container
shipping company in the world, carrying more than 16 million Twenty
Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) annually. MSC offers 200 trade routes,
calling at 315 ports around the globe, and operates a modern cargo fleet
of 460 vessels, with a total intake capacity of 2.8 million TEUs. Through its
cargo operations, the MSC Group literally connects the world.
MSC Cruises is the world’s largest privately-owned cruise company.
Following a EUR 5.7 billion investment endeavour between 2003 and 2013
for the construction of their first 12 modern cruise ships, MSC Cruises
launched in 2014 a second EUR 9 billion investment plan to build another
11 next-generation cruise ships, coming into service between 2017 and
2026. MSC Cruises holidays are offered globally through a distribution
network in 67 countries. The division employs over 25,000 people around
the world.

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