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is headed up by a team of highly trained Italian and � CSI Courses
South African technicians and has a staff complement � Learnership: International Trade
of over one hundred members. � Learnership: Freight Forwarding & Customs
Diversification Compliance
� Learnership: Shipping
MSC has successfully diversified into the business
of container depots, all of which have custom bond Recent Awards
facilities. These are situated in Durban, Cape Town, � FNB / KZN Top Business Portfolio Awards 2009
Johannesburg, East London and Rosslyn, Pretoria. (Transport Category) as well as being nominated
Rosslyn boasts its own rail siding as facilitating in the top three companies in 2010, 2011.
clients’ access to their manufacturing plants, is a � Lloyds Loading List / Freightliner Shipping Line of
particularly critical issue for the motoring industry. the Year (1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011).
Social Responsibility � PMR Golden Arrow Award - Best Shipping
From a socio economic perspective MSC mainly Company in Kwa-Zulu-Natal (1999, 2010).
contributes to charities such as the Domino � PMR Diamond Award 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,
Foundation, Just Us 4 Children, Reach for a Dream 2016, 2017, 2018 - Outstanding 1st overall.
and the upliftment of the community of Umzimkhulu, � Best Shipping in KZN (1999, 2011)
which is one of the poorest and highest HIV rates in � Shipping Company of The Year by
the country. MSC funds various schools and provides Containerisation International 1999, 2003, 2007,
access to bursaries to its employees’ children. 2011.
� Finalist in The KZN Top Business Awards 2013,
Training Programmes and CSI
2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
MSC offers several programmes to staff across the � Winner of the prestigious KZN Exporter of The Year
organisation: and Service Provider Category 2013, 2014, 2015,
� International Trade 2016, 2017 - Sustainability Exporter of the year.
� Liner Trade � Finalist in the prestigious KZN Exporter of
� Basic Legal Principles The Year and Service Provider Category 2018
� Supervisory Skills � Top 500 - South Africa’s best managed.
� Manage Logistics Operations companies. Top 5 in the shipping sector 2015,
� Communication Skills 2016, 2017, 2018
� Grievance & Discipline � Winner of The KZN Top Business Awards in
� Analysing & Solving Problems Transport, Storage and Communication - 2016.
� Conflict Management
� Health & Safety MSC attributes its success to the extremely close
� Customer Service relationships that they have built with clients; a
� Manage Personal Finance strategy they anticipate will move MSC into the
� Telephone Etiquette number one position in the world in the future.

Full Name of Company: Mediterranean Shipping KEY PERSONNEL
Company (MSC) Chief Executive Officer: Captain Salvatore Sarno
Nature of Business: Ships agents, logistics and depots Managing Director: Rosario Sarno
Subsidiaries: MSC Logistics, MSC Depots, Medtravel, National Commercial Director: Glenn Delve
MSC Printing, MSC Properties CONTACT DETAILS
Holding Company: MSC Geneva Head Office
Current Customer Base: 11 000 clients (South Africa) Physical Address: MSC House, 54 Dr Langalibalele
Date Established: 1978 Dube Street, Durban, 4001
Vessels: In excess of 510 worldwide International Postal Address: P.O. Box 10687, Marine Parade, 4056
Presence: 480 offices in 155 countries Tel: +27 (0)31 360 7911 | Fax: +27 (0)31 332 9295/7
Industrial Standards: ISO 9001:2000 E-mail: ZA031-sa.distribution@msc.com
Website: www.msc.com
Turnover: In excess of R1.100-million per annum
Financial Year-End: 31st December Branch Offices:
Use of South African Ports: 38% Johannesburg: Tel: +27 (0)11 263 400
Cape Town: Tel: +27 (0)21 405 2000
No. of Employees: 1 300 nationally; Port Elizabeth: Tel: +27 (0)41 505 4800
75 000 internationally East London: Tel: +27 (0)43 702 8293
Bank: Nedbank, Durban Pretoria: Tel: +27 (0)12 335 6980
Accountants: Ernst & Young Walvis Bay: Tel: (+264) 64 209 600
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