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History
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), based in Geneva, Switzerland, is the world’s largest container shipping company, operating a fleet of 900 vessels with a combined capacity of around 6.47 million TEUs. MSC serves 155 countries and 520 ports, transporting over 27 million TEUs annually. The company is privately owned and renowned for its rapid growth, digitized services, and investments in sustainability, including LNG-powered ships.
Service summary
MSC is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Singapore, China, Belgium, Italy and South Korea. The SCAC code for MSC is MSCU.
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Archive codes & figures
Collection date: 23 October 2026. This is not the measurement date for the figures. Confirm current codes, alliances, fleet details and performance with the shipping line.
- SCAC code
- MSCU
- Alliance
- 2M
- Fleet size (vessels)
- 800
- Capacity (million TEU)
- 5.7
- Market share (%)
- 17
- Global rank
- 1
- On-time performance (latest month)
- 26.32%
- Avg days late (latest month)
- 2.7
- Indian offices
- 5
- Top ports served
- SGSIN Singapore, Singapore (Every few hours); CNSHG Shanghai, China (Every few hours); BEANR Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium (Every few hours); CNNGB Ningbo, China (2-4 times a day); ITGIT Gioia Tauro, Italy (2-4 times a day); KRPUS Busan, South Korea (2-4 times a day); LKCMB Colombo, Sri Lanka (2-4 times a day); TRTEK Tekirdag, Turkiye (2-4 times a day); FRLEH Le Havre, France (2-4 times a day); CNYTN Yantian, China (2-4 times a day)
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