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 11 Dec 17 Dec 22 Dec 28 Dec 2 Jan
KRPUS 11 Dec 2025, 17:00→	KRKAN 12 Dec 2025, 05:00	12hrs Direct service	MSC CLAUDE GIRARDET IMO 9936628	MSC CLAUDE GIRARDET departs Busan (KRPUS) on 11 Dec 2025, 17:00 and arrives in Gwangyang (KRKAN) on 12 Dec 2025, 05:00. The transit time between these ports is 12hrs and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNYTN 11 Dec 2025, 16:24→	SGSIN 19 Dec 2025, 00:44	7 days 8h Direct service	MSC SOFIA IMO 9927275	MSC SOFIA departs Yantian (CNYTN) on 11 Dec 2025, 16:24 and arrives in Singapore (SGSIN) on 19 Dec 2025, 00:44. The transit time between these ports is 7 days 8h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 11 Dec 2025, 17:57→	CNNGB 14 Dec 2025, 16:15	2 days 23h Direct service	MSC ANTONIA IMO 9398216	MSC ANTONIA departs Busan (KRPUS) on 11 Dec 2025, 17:57 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 14 Dec 2025, 16:15. 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
CNSHG 11 Dec 2025, 17:00→	CNNGB 13 Dec 2025, 10:00	1 day 17h Direct service	MSC ZAINA III IMO 9334519	MSC ZAINA III departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 11 Dec 2025, 17:00 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 13 Dec 2025, 10:00. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 17h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
CNYTN 11 Dec 2025, 17:23→	SGSIN 15 Dec 2025, 19:03	4 days 1h Direct service	MSC GERMANY IMO 9987316	MSC GERMANY departs Yantian (CNYTN) on 11 Dec 2025, 17:23 and arrives in Singapore (SGSIN) on 15 Dec 2025, 19:03. The transit time between these ports is 4 days 1h 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	2-4 times a day	More details
5	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	2-4 times a day	More details
6	CNYTN	Yantian	China	2-4 times a day	More details
7	ITGIT	Gioia Tauro	Italy	2-4 times a day	More details
8	AEAUH	Abu Dhabi	The United Arab Emirates	2-4 times a day	More details
9	LKCMB	Colombo	Sri Lanka	2-4 times a day	More details
10	FRLEH	Le Havre	France	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.

Nov OTP 28.95%

Previous month OTP 30.33%

-1.38%

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.

Nov 5.5 days

Previous month 5.6 days

-0.1 days

Frequently asked questions about MSC

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of MSC was 31%. This is 3% improvement on the previous month of 30. *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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