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sector and in the maintenance and repair fields within
the maritime industry.
Through this initiative, young South Africans have been
successfully placed in the global crewing market, giving
them access to meaningful and sustainable careers. The
Academy’s unique simulation training centres provide
fit-for-purpose, industry relevant training to ensure
graduates are well-prepared for real-world job demands.
This is a 10 year project, with a total investment of R102
million.
Training Programmes & Skills Development
In South Africa, MSC operates the largest learnership
programme in its sector. The company offers a broad
range of training and development opportunities to
its employees, unemployed youth, and people with
South African technicians and MSC is also involved disabilities. These programmes are designed to build
in providing training and upskilling in this field. practical skills, enhance employability, and support
career growth.
Diversification
MSC has successfully diversified into the business of Learnership Programmes:
container depots, mineral packing sites and warehouses, International Trade
most of which have custom bond facilities. These are Freight Handling
situated in Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Coega, Forwarding & Customs Compliance
East London, Rosslyn and Pretoria. Rosslyn boasts its Shipping
own rail siding as facilitating clients’ access to their Skills Development Courses:
manufacturing plants, is a particularly critical issue for
the motor industry. Liner Trade
Basic Legal Principles
In addition, MSC has successfully diversified into the Supervisory Skills
business of providing landside trucking services across Managing Logistics Operations
South Africa with a dedicated owned fleet of trucks Communication Skills
and trailers and a pool of owner/driver trucking service Grievance & Discipline Procedures
providers. Problem Analysis & Solving
Conflict Management
Sustainability Health & Safety
The MSC Group’s strong core values are reflected by our Customer Service
long-term commitment to sustainable development. Personal Financial Management
With more than 50 years of experience at sea, we MSC attributes its success to the extremely close
regard sustainability as a strategic imperative and, relationships that they have built with clients; a
above all, a business priority. We are committed to our strategy they anticipate will move MSC into the
decarbonization pathway towards the target of net zero number one position in the world in the future.
decarbonization by 2050.
Social Responsibility
From a socio-economic perspective MSC mainly
contributes to charities such as the Domino Foundation
focusing on early childhood development, Reach
for a Dream and the upliftment of the community of
Umzimkhulu, which is one of the poorest in the country
with a high HIV rate. MSC funds various schools and
provides access to bursaries to its employees’ children.
Shosholoza Ocean Academy
Shosholoza Ocean Academy was established by MSC
as a long-term investment in the development of
disadvantaged South African youth. Fully funded by
MSC, the Academy aims to upskill, train, and provide
employment opportunities in both the hospitality MSC has successfully diversified into the business of container depots,
mineral packing sites and warehouses including cold storage.
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