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MSC

MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) is a family-owned carrier headquartered in Geneva and has been the world’s largest container line by fleet capacity since 2022. Since the end of the 2M alliance with Maersk in January 2025 it operates its own East–West network.

Hai Phong, Vietnam Lach Huyen (Hai Phong), Vietnam Hon Gai – Cai Lan (Quang Ninh), Vietnam Cam Pha, Vietnam Nghi Son, Vietnam Cua Lo, Vietnam Vung Ang, Vietnam Chan May, Vietnam Da Nang, Vietnam Chu Lai (Ky Ha), Vietnam Dung Quat, Vietnam Quy Nhon, Vietnam Cam Ranh (Ba Ngoi), Vietnam Vung Tau, Vietnam Phu My, Vietnam Cat Lai (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam Can Tho (Cai Cui), Vietnam Penang, Malaysia Johor (Pasir Gudang), Malaysia Kuantan, Malaysia Bangkok (Khlong Toei), Thailand Sihanoukville, Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia Jakarta (Tanjung Priok), Indonesia Surabaya (Tanjung Perak), Indonesia Semarang (Tanjung Emas), Indonesia Belawan (Medan), Indonesia Batam, Indonesia Makassar, Indonesia Manila, Philippines Batangas, Philippines Subic Bay, Philippines Cebu, Philippines Davao, Philippines Yangon (Thilawa), Myanmar (Burma) Muara, Brunei Dalian, China Lianyungang, China Rizhao, China Yingkou, China Fuzhou, China Qinzhou (Beibu Gulf Port), China Fangchenggang, China Keelung, Taiwan Taichung, Taiwan Incheon, South Korea Gwangyang, South Korea Ulsan, South Korea Tokyo, Japan Yokohama, Japan Nagoya, Japan Osaka, Japan Kobe, Japan Hakata (Fukuoka), Japan Shimizu, Japan Hambantota, Sri Lanka Nhava Sheva (JNPA, Mumbai), India Mundra, India Pipavav, India Chennai, India Visakhapatnam, India Kolkata (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port), India Cochin (Kochi), India Vizhinjam, India Tuticorin (V.O. Chidambaranar), India Chattogram (Chittagong), Bangladesh Mongla, Bangladesh Karachi, Pakistan Port Qasim, Pakistan Malé, Maldives Khalifa Port (Abu Dhabi), United Arab Emirates Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates Sohar, Oman Salalah, Oman Dammam (King Abdulaziz Port), Saudi Arabia Jeddah Islamic Port, Saudi Arabia King Abdullah Port, Saudi Arabia Hamad Port (Doha), Qatar Khalifa Bin Salman Port (Bahrain), Bahrain Shuwaikh (Kuwait), Kuwait Umm Qasr, Iraq Poti, Georgia Djibouti, Djibouti Mombasa, Kenya Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Lae, Papua New Guinea Colombo, Sri Lanka Kaohsiung, Taiwan Laem Chabang, Thailand Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia Xiamen, China Port Klang, Malaysia Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China Jebel Ali (Dubai), United Arab Emirates Tianjin (Xingang), China Guangzhou (Nansha), China Qingdao, China Shenzhen (Yantian, Shekou, Chiwan), China Ningbo-Zhoushan, China Shanghai, China Cai Mep – Thi Vai, Vietnam Cai Mep – Thi Vai Busan, South Korea Busan Singapore, Singapore Singapore
Full name
Mediterranean Shipping Company
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
1970
Alliance (2025–2026)
Independent
Category
Global carrier (top 10 by fleet capacity)
Official website
msc.com

MSC and Vietnam

MSC serves Vietnam on transpacific, Asia–Europe and intra-Asia services, with mainline calls at Cai Mep – Thi Vai and feeder connections from Hai Phong and Cat Lai.

Alliance: Independent

Carriers operating outside the three East–West alliances, including MSC (on its own network since the 2M alliance with Maersk ended in January 2025), ZIM and most regional and feeder lines, often with vessel-sharing agreements on specific trades.

Ports often associated with MSC for Vietnam cargo

Indicative only; actual port rotations vary by service and season.

Schedules, tracking and tariffs are published on the carrier’s official website. msc.com

Global Logistic Group is an independent freight forwarder and is not affiliated with MSC. Trademarks belong to their owners. Data as of October 2026.

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