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MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY (MSC)

Chief Executive Officer:
Captain Salvatore Sarno
www.msc.com

GROWTH THROUGH INNOVATION past decade can be attributed to two things: the
quality management system that aims at consistently
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has an improving upon service levels within the shipping
innovative, flexible and unique approach to shipping community and MSC’s willingness to initiate change to
that has allowed the company to grow significantly meet the requirements of clients and principals.
over the last twenty five years. Founded in 1970, MSC
is now the biggest user of the South African ports and South African Investments
by 2003 was the second biggest container carrier in MSC has significant investments in the South African
the world. property market, with instantly recognizable office
buildings worth R242,427,000 in Durban, Cape
MSC has 480 offices in 155 countries with a team of
70 000, dedicated fleet of 510 container vessels with Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg and Pretoria.
an intake capacity of circa 3.1 million TEU. We have a The Italian Village in Umhlanga Ridge was built to
global sailing schedule covering 200 trade routes and accommodate MSC’s Overseas personnel and their
calling at 500 ports. families, and comprises seven houses, a crèche
and day care centre. Built in 1996, this complex is
MSC provides global coverage, linking South Africa currently valued at R43 340,000.
directly with Europe, UK, USA, Asia, Middle East, India,
Pakistan, Far East, Australia, New Zealand as well as Technical Expertise
the key ports of Africa’s West Coast, East Coast and MSC’s hugely successful technical division, which
the Indian Ocean Islands, South America, Madagascar was expanded in 1998, operates a world class, full
and Mozambique. MSC’s dramatic growth over the scale engine repair and maintenance facility, which
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