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 6 Feb 14 Feb 22 Feb 2 Mar 10 Mar
CNSHG 6 Feb 2026, 15:13→	CNNGB 11 Feb 2026, 16:28	5 days 1h Direct service	MSC RUBY IMO 9502960	MSC RUBY departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 6 Feb 2026, 15:13 and arrives in Ningbo (CNNGB) on 11 Feb 2026, 16:28. The transit time between these ports is 5 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
CNSHG 6 Feb 2026, 16:43→	CNXMG 8 Feb 2026, 14:53	1 day 22h Direct service	MSC CRISTINA IMO 9465241	MSC CRISTINA departs Shanghai (CNSHG) on 6 Feb 2026, 16:43 and arrives in Xiamen (CNXMG) on 8 Feb 2026, 14:53. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 22h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
SGSIN 6 Feb 2026, 17:23→	INENR 12 Feb 2026, 11:55	5 days 21h Direct service	MSC ASYA IMO 9339296	MSC ASYA departs Singapore (SGSIN) on 6 Feb 2026, 17:23 and arrives in Ennore (INENR) on 12 Feb 2026, 11:55. The transit time between these ports is 5 days 21h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 6 Feb 2026, 18:42→	USHOU 9 Mar 2026, 07:16	31 days 2h Direct service	MSC ELAINE IMO 9393321	MSC ELAINE departs Busan (KRPUS) on 6 Feb 2026, 18:42 and arrives in Houston (USHOU) on 9 Mar 2026, 07:16. The transit time between these ports is 31 days 2h and is a direct service with no stops. Based on latest tracking updates, this vessel appears to be on time.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 6 Feb 2026, 19:31→	CNDLC 8 Feb 2026, 19:35	2 days 1h Direct service	MSC ANS IMO 9282261	MSC ANS departs Busan (KRPUS) on 6 Feb 2026, 19:31 and arrives in Dalian (CNDLC) on 8 Feb 2026, 19:35. The transit time between these ports is 2 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	Every few hours	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	ESVLC	Valencia	Spain	2-4 times a day	More details
8	AEAUH	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	2-4 times a day	More details
9	CNXMG	Xiamen	China	2-4 times a day	More details
10	LKCMB	Colombo	Sri Lanka	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.

Jan OTP 23.42%

Previous month OTP 29.74%

-6.32%

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.

Jan 5.9 days

Previous month 5.4 days

0.5 days

Frequently asked questions about MSC

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