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  2. Mediterranean Shipping Company - Wikipedia

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    Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A, branded as MSC, is an international shipping line founded by Gianluigi Aponte in Italy in 1970. The company is owned by the Aponte family with its headquarters in Switzerland since 1978. [5] It is the world's largest container shipping company by both fleet size and cargo capacity, [6] controlling about 19.7 ...

  3. MSC Cruises - Wikipedia

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    MSC Cruises ( Italian: MSC Crociere) is a Swiss-Italian global cruise line based in Geneva, with operations offices in Naples, Genoa and Venice. It was founded in 1970 in Naples, Italy, as part of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). In addition to being the world's largest privately held cruise company, employing about 23,500 people ...

  4. MSC Orion-class container ship - Wikipedia

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    51 m (167 ft 4 in) Draught. 16 m (52 ft 6 in) Capacity. 14,952 TEU. The Orion class is a series of 8 container ships built for Zodiac Maritime. The first 4 ships are operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and the remaining ships are operated by Ocean Network Express (ONE). The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.

  5. World-class cruise ship - Wikipedia

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    2 five-bladed propellers and 7 thrusters being 4 bow and 2 stern. Speed. 22.7 knots (42.0 km/h; 26.1 mph) Capacity. 6,762 passengers. Crew. 2,138. The World class is a class of cruise ships being built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique of France for MSC Cruises. There are four vessels planned, with the lead vessel, MSC World Europa, delivered in 2022.

  6. Messina Line - Wikipedia

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    In February 2017, Mediterranean Shipping Company purchased a 49% stake into Ignazio Messina & C., becoming the minority owner. Since 2018 some cooperative activities in between the two companies have started, including vessel chartering. All Messina Line owned ships are named Jolly and include a colour spelled in Italian, in their names.

  7. Maersk Line - Wikipedia

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    Maersk Line is a Danish international container shipping company and the largest operating subsidiary of Maersk, a Danish business conglomerate.Founded in 1928, it is the world's second largest container shipping company by both fleet size and cargo capacity, offering regular services to 374 ports in 116 countries.

  8. MSC Seaview - Wikipedia

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    5,119 passengers (maximum capacity) [6] Crew. 1,413 [6] MSC Seaview is a Seaside -class cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. Built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri in Monfalcone and delivered in June 2018, she is the sister ship to her class' lead vessel, MSC Seaside. [8]

  9. Long-range identification and tracking (ships) - Wikipedia

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    The long-range identification and tracking ( LRIT) of ships was established as an international system on 19 May 2006 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as resolution MSC.202 (81). [1] This resolution amends Chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), regulation 19-1 and binds all governments ...