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 Sri Lanka. 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 26 Jul 29 Jul 1 Aug 3 Aug 6 Aug
CNNGB 26 Jul 2026, 16:00→	CNSHG 29 Jul 2026, 15:00	2 days 23h Direct service	MSC CLAUDE GIRARDET IMO 9936628	MSC CLAUDE GIRARDET departs Ningbo (CNNGB) on 26 Jul 2026, 16:00 and arrives in Shanghai (CNSHG) on 29 Jul 2026, 15:00. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 23h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
LKCMB 26 Jul 2026, 13:30→	REPDG 30 Jul 2026, 19:46	4 days 7h Direct service	MSC SILVER II IMO 9225249	MSC SILVER II departs Colombo (LKCMB) on 26 Jul 2026, 13:30 and arrives in Port de Pointe des Galets (REPDG) on 30 Jul 2026, 19:46. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 7h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNSHG 26 Jul 2026, 17:00→	CNNGB 27 Jul 2026, 06:59	14hrs Direct service	MSC SOMYA III IMO 9220328	MSC SOMYA III departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 26 Jul 2026, 17:00 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 27 Jul 2026, 06:59. The transit time between these ports is 14hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNNGB 26 Jul 2026, 18:00→	CNSHG 27 Jul 2026, 10:00	16hrs Direct service	MSC EMANUELA IMO 9399052	MSC EMANUELA departs Ningbo (CNNGB) on 26 Jul 2026, 18:00 and arrives in Shanghai (CNSHG) on 27 Jul 2026, 10:00. The transit time between these ports is 16hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNYTN 26 Jul 2026, 18:21→	CNNGB 1 Aug 2026, 00:40	5 days 6h Direct service	MSC AAYA IMO 9927263	MSC AAYA departs Yantian (CNYTN) on 26 Jul 2026, 18:21 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 1 Aug 2026, 00:40. The transit time between these ports is 5 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

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	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	Every few hours	More details
4	CNSHG	Shanghai	China	Every few hours	More details
5	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	Every few hours	More details
6	LKCMB	Colombo	Sri Lanka	2-4 times a day	More details
7	ESVLC	Valencia	Spain	2-4 times a day	More details
8	FRLEH	Le Havre	France	2-4 times a day	More details
9	CNYTN	Yantian	China	2-4 times a day	More details
10	ITGIT	Gioia Tauro	Italy	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.

Jun OTP 31.79%

Previous month OTP 31.45%

0.34%

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.

Jun 5.5 days

Previous month 5.8 days

-0.2 days

Frequently asked questions about MSC

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of MSC was 29%. This is a decline on the previous month of 31% OTP. *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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