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MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING
COMPANY (MSC)
Turnover: In excess of R850-million per annum
Financial Year-End: 31st December
Use of South African Ports: 38%
No. of Employees: 1 400 nationally; 100 000 internationally
Bank: Nedbank, Durban
Accountants: Ernest & Young
KEY PERSONNEL
Chairman: Captain Salvatore Sarno
Chairman: Managing Director: Rosario Sarno
Captain Salvatore Sarno Financial Director: Alan Mileham
Full Name of Company: Mediterranean Shipping Company CONTACT DETAILS
(Pty) Ltd (MSC) HEAD OFFICE
Nature of Business: Ships’ agents, logistics, full carrier Physical Address: MSC House, 54 Dr Langalibalele Dube
haulage service and depots Street, Durban, 4001
Subsidiaries: MSC Logistics, MSC Depots, Medtravel, MSC Tel: +27 (0)31 360 7911
Printing, Potlako Global Logistics E-mail: ZA031-sa.distribution@msc.com
Holding Company: MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Website: www.msc.com
SA (a company registered in Switzerland) BRANCH OFFICES:
Current Customer Base: 12 000 clients (South Africa) Johannesburg: Tel: +27 (0)11 263 400
Date Established: 1978 Cape Town: Tel: +27 (0)21 405 2000
Vessels: In excess of 600 worldwide International Presence: Port Elizabeth: Tel: +27 (0)41 505 4800
524 offices in 155 countries Industrial Standards: ISO East London: Tel: +27 (0)43 702 8293
Pretoria: Tel: +27 (0)12 335 6980
9001:2015
INNOVATIVE, FLEXIBLE AND UNIQUE improving upon service levels within the shipping
community and MSC’s willingness to initiate change to
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has an meet the requirements of clients and principals.
innovative, flexible and unique approach to shipping South African Investments
that has allowed the company to grow significantly
over the last fifty years. Founded in 1970, MSC is now MSC has significant investments in the South African
the biggest user of the South African ports and by 2003 property market, with instantly recognisable office
was the second biggest container carrier in the world. buildings in Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth,
Johannesburg and Pretoria.
MSC has 524 offices in 155 countries with a team of
100 000, and a dedicated fleet of 600 container vessels In addition, MSC has invested in multiple depot and
with an intake capacity of circa 23 million TEU. The logistics sites throughout South Africa and has made
global sailing schedule covers 230 trade routes and significant leasehold improvements to operational
calls at more than 500 ports. depot and logistics sites located in the Transnet port
precincts of Durban, Coega and Cape Town.
MSC provides global coverage, linking South Africa
directly with Europe, UK, USA, Asia, Middle East, India, Technical Expertise
Pakistan, Far East, Australia, New Zealand as well as MSC’s hugely successful technical division, which
the key ports of Africa’s West Coast, East Coast and was expanded in 1998, operates a world-class, full-
the Indian Ocean Islands, South America, Madagascar scale engine repair and maintenance facility. This
and Mozambique. MSC’s dramatic growth over the is headed up by a team of highly trained Italian and
past decade can be attributed to two things: the South African technicians and MSC is also involved in
quality management system that aims at consistently providing training and upskilling in this field.
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