MSC

Mediterranean Shipping Company

MSC is a Shipping Line that provides Ocean based transport and runs regular services to countries such as Singapore, China, Belgium, South Korea and Italy. The SCAC code for MSC is MSCU.

MSC schedules

Upcoming vessel departures and sailing schedules for Mediterranean Shipping Company

MSC schedules and upcoming departures
Next Departure	Arriving in	Duration	Vessel	Description 28 Mar 4 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr 27 Apr
CNSHG 28 Mar 2026, 00:00→	CNNGB 29 Mar 2026, 05:00	1 day 5h Direct service	MSC KOREA III IMO 9123154	MSC KOREA III departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 28 Mar 2026, 00:00 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 29 Mar 2026, 05:00. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 5h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNSHG 28 Mar 2026, 00:07→	CNYTN 30 Mar 2026, 15:45	2 days 15h Direct service	MSC ISCHIA IMO 9963633	MSC ISCHIA departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 28 Mar 2026, 00:07 and arrives in Yantian (CNYTN) on 30 Mar 2026, 15:45. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 15h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNSHG 28 Mar 2026, 00:20→	HKHKG 30 Mar 2026, 06:20	2 days 6h Direct service	MSC CAPETOWN III IMO 9311737	MSC CAPETOWN III departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 28 Mar 2026, 00:20 and arrives in Hong Kong (HKHKG) on 30 Mar 2026, 06:20. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 6h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNQDG 28 Mar 2026, 01:51→	CNSHG 30 Mar 2026, 02:22	2 days Direct service	MSC UNITY VI IMO 9169158	MSC UNITY VI departs Qingdao (CNQDG) on 28 Mar 2026, 01:51 and arrives in Shanghai (CNSHG) on 30 Mar 2026, 02:22. The transit time between these ports is 2 days and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNNGB 28 Mar 2026, 02:00→	KRPUS 29 Mar 2026, 05:00	1 day 2h Direct service	MSC RIKKU IMO 9393319	MSC RIKKU departs Ningbo (CNNGB) on 28 Mar 2026, 02:00 and arrives in Busan (KRPUS) on 29 Mar 2026, 05:00. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 2h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules

Top 10 ports serviced by this carrier

These are the top 10 ports that MSC services. They are ranked by frequency of departures and include both international and domestic services.

Rank	Port Code	Port Name	Country	Departure frequency
1	SGSIN	Singapore	Singapore	Every few hours	More details
2	CNNGB	Ningbo	China	Every few hours	More details
3	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	Every few hours	More details
4	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	2-4 times a day	More details
5	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	2-4 times a day	More details
6	ITGIT	Gioia Tauro	Italy	2-4 times a day	More details
7	CNQDG	Qingdao	China	2-4 times a day	More details
8	LKCMB	Colombo	Sri Lanka	2-4 times a day	More details
9	CNXMG	Xiamen	China	2-4 times a day	More details
10	ESVLC	Valencia	Spain	2-4 times a day	More details

Carrier statistics

#1Global Rank

MSC is ranked 1st in the world against other carriers when comparing service frequency and global port coverage.

Global Rankings

On time performance

This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for MSC as measured by comparing all vessel scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

Feb OTP 25.61%

Previous month OTP 24.52%

1.08%

Average days late

A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that MSC vessels are typically late by.

Feb 6.3 days

Previous month 5.9 days

0.4 days

Frequently asked questions about MSC

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of MSC was 31%. This is 19% improvement on the previous month of 25. *OTP is measured by comparing scheduled arrival time vs actual arrival time across all port calls over the span of a month. When a vessel arrives at port more than 24 hours after its scheduled arrival, it is considered late. Over the last three months MSC was, on average, 6 days late into port.

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