Antwerp terminals settled

Hamburg’s city parliament approved MSC’s entry as a major shareholder in HHLA, despite opposition, with final approval pending from the European Commission.

A fire on the Silver Sun at a dry dock in Antwerp trapped 25 people due to heavy smoke but was quickly controlled, prompting a medical emergency plan.

MSC’s container ship MSC Marie has set a new record at the Panama Canal as the largest capacity Neopanamax vessel to transit the waterway.

The first run of a new dedicated shipping route between Shanghai and Liverpool has reached the UK amid much fanfare.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has joined the ordering rush by signing a contract with Zhoushan Changhong for twelve 19,000 TEU LNG-fuelled container ships.

The move is expected to strengthen the Italian operations of MSC’s affiliated multimodal logistics arm Medlog, and also that of its rail traction company Medway.