MSC was founded in Naples, Italy in 1970 as a private company by Gianluigi Aponte. As one of the world’s leading container shipping lines with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, MSC operates 480 offices across 150 countries worldwide with over 24,000 employees.MSC’s shipping line sails on more than 200 trade routes, calling at over 315 ports. The shipping line operates 460 container vessels with an intake capacity of 2.75 million TEU.The company remains independent and wholly owned by the Aponte family under the leadership of President and CEO Diego Aponte, son of founder Gianluigi Aponte.