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Mediterranean Shipping Company

a Swiss-Italian international shipping line
Organization shipping_line Q869570
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Mediterranean Shipping Company

Summary

Mediterranean Shipping Company is a shipping line[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Mediterranean Shipping Company is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's instance of is recorded as shipping line[4].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's instance of is recorded as privately held company[7].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's founder is recorded as Gianluigi Aponte[8].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[9].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's child organization or unit is recorded as MSC Cruises[10].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's child organization or unit is recorded as MSC Shipmanagement[11].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Mediterranean Shipping Company SRL[12].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Grandi Navi Veloci[13].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's child organization or unit is recorded as SNAV[14].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Blue Media[15].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's child organization or unit is recorded as MSC Air[16].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Explora Journeys[17].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Bolloré Africa Logistics[18].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's child organization or unit is recorded as Italo - Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori[19].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's Commons category is recorded as Mediterranean Shipping Company[20].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's industry is recorded as hospitality industry[21].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's industry is recorded as transport industry[22].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's industry is recorded as water transport[23].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's industry is recorded as logistics[24].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's industry is recorded as tourism[25].
  • January 1, 1970 marks the founding of Mediterranean Shipping Company[26].
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company's location of formation is recorded as Naples[27].

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Founding

Mediterranean Shipping Company's founder is recorded as Gianluigi Aponte[8]. January 1, 1970 marks the founding of it[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as Naples[27].

Leadership

Mediterranean Shipping Company's director / manager is recorded as Gianluigi Aponte[28].

Operations

Mediterranean Shipping Company's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[9]. Subsidiaries include MSC Cruises[10], a business[29], in Italy[30], founded in 1970[31], headquartered in Geneva[32]; MSC Shipmanagement[11]; Mediterranean Shipping Company SRL[12]; Grandi Navi Veloci[13], a transport company[33], in Italy[34], founded in 1992[35], headquartered in Genoa[36]; SNAV[14], a business[37], in Italy[38], founded in 1958[39], headquartered in Naples[40]; and Blue Media[15].

Industry

Industries include hospitality industry[21], transport industry[22], water transport[23], logistics[24], and tourism[25].

Why It Matters

Mediterranean Shipping Company has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Related Entities

business hospitality industry privately held company Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Likeanechointheforest · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit → MSC Cruises, MSC Shipmanagement, Mediterranean Shipping Company SRL +7
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P355]]: [[Q663626]]"
  2. 12w ago · ~2026-27231-56 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employees → {'amount': '+200000'}
    Director manager → —
    Employees → —
    Aliases → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: http://www.msc.com/"
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