Overview
MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) operates 1024 container ships with a combined capacity of 7,487,532 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), 21.5% of the world liner fleet, according to the Alphaliner Top 100.[1] Of that capacity, 4,807,133 TEU on 773 ships is owned and 2,680,399 TEU on 251 ships is chartered in, so chartered tonnage accounts for 35.8% of its fleet.[1] Its orderbook of 3,377,390 TEU on 182 ships equals 45% of its current capacity.[1] Its capacity is about 59% larger than that of second-placed Maersk, and it also has the largest orderbook in absolute terms.[1] MSC does not appear in the Forbes Global 2000 ranking of listed companies, so no comparable financial figures are given here.[3]
MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Largest fleet and orderbook
- Over 1,000 ships
- Majority-owned fleet
Limitations
- Not in Forbes's ranking of listed companies, so financials are not compared
- Orderbook equals 45% of current capacity
- Charters 35.8% of capacity
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MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) peers and competitors
Companies ranked in the same lists as MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company).
A.P. Møller-Mærsk- KMTC
- Ningbo Ocean Shipping
- RCL (Regional Container Line)
- China United Lines
- Emirates Shipping Line
- TS Lines
- Sinokor
- IRISL
- DP World
Global Feeder Shipping- SITC
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