‘The people in our company are in the heart of the company.
We consider our staff the same way we consider our family.’
Captain Gianluigi Aponte
MSC Group Chairman
MSC Group Chairman
Our History, Our People, Our Family
Together, We Are MSC
‘We give equal opportunities to everyone who enters the company. We care for them, and we have passion in everything we do. We do it with our heart, and I believe this is what makes MSC a family company today.’
Alexa Aponte Vago
Group Financial Officer, MSC Group
Alexa Aponte Vago
Group Financial Officer, MSC Group
From a One-Vessel Operation to a Globally Respected Business
1675
First record on Aponte family's involvement in maritime transport to and from Naples.
1970
Gianluigi Aponte founds the MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company with the purchase of single ship. MSC has since grown to become a world leader in global container shipping operating 1000 vessels.
1988
MSC announces its entry into the cruise business, purchasing the iconic liner Monterey.
2003-2013
Start of a €5.5 billion investment programme to build the world's most modern cruise fleet.
2014
MSC Cruises launched an ambitious €5.1 billion investement plan that comprises the order of up to seven new ships and the Renaissance Programme to enlarge four existing ships of the MSC Cruises fleet.
2016
The second phase investement plan is increased from €5.1 billion to €9 billion with the signing of a letter of intent to build a further four World class ships.
2017-2018
We consolidate our second fleet expansion plan with orders for two additional Seaside ships and a fifth Meraviglia vessel, bringing the total investement for the 2014-2026 period to €11.6 billion.
2019
MSC Cruises' fleet grows with the delivery of MSC Bellissima and MSC Grandiosa. Ocean Cay MSC marine reserve welcomes its first guests.
2020
We are the first major cruise line to restart after COVID-19, thanks to our leading health and safety protocol. We publish our first Sustainability Report.
2021
Completion of MSC Virtuosa and MSC Seashore and strengthening our leadership in sustainability.
2022
We deliver MSC World Europa, the first LNG-powered ship of our fleet and introduced technologies to reduce our impact on the environment.
2023
We conducted the world's first ever net zero Greenhouse Gas emissions voyage, inaugurated our new terminal facilities in Durban (South Africa) and launched Explora I, the first of six ships from our new luxury brand Explora Journeys.