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 Spain. 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 13 Apr 17 Apr 21 Apr 25 Apr 29 Apr
ESVLC 13 Apr 2026→	PTSIE 15 Apr 2026	2 days Direct service	MSC ENGLAND IMO 9232890	MSC ENGLAND departs Valencia (ESVLC) on 13 Apr 2026 and arrives in Sines (PTSIE) on 15 Apr 2026. The transit time between these ports is 2 days and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 13 Apr 2026→	CNQDG 17 Apr 2026	3 days 18h Direct service	MSC MARGRIT XIII IMO 9465318	MSC MARGRIT XIII departs Busan (KRPUS) on 13 Apr 2026 and arrives in Qingdao (CNQDG) on 17 Apr 2026. The transit time between these ports is 3 days 18h and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
KRPUS 13 Apr 2026→	KRKAN 14 Apr 2026	20h 20m Direct service	MSC MICOL IMO 9931290	MSC MICOL departs Busan (KRPUS) on 13 Apr 2026 and arrives in Gwangyang (KRKAN) on 14 Apr 2026. The transit time between these ports is 20h 20m and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
BEANR 13 Apr 2026→	FRLEH 14 Apr 2026	1 day 2h Direct service	MSC UTMOST VIII IMO 9302621	MSC UTMOST VIII departs Port of Antwerp-Bruges (BEANR) on 13 Apr 2026 and arrives in Le Havre (FRLEH) on 14 Apr 2026. The transit time between these ports is 1 day 2h and is a direct service with no stops.	See sailing schedules
LKCMB 13 Apr 2026→	INENR 16 Apr 2026	2 days 10h Direct service	MSC PATNAREE III IMO 9240328	MSC PATNAREE III departs Colombo (LKCMB) on 13 Apr 2026 and arrives in Ennore (INENR) on 16 Apr 2026. The transit time between these ports is 2 days 10h and is a direct service with no stops.	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	2-4 times a day	More details
4	BEANR	Port of Antwerp-Bruges	Belgium	2-4 times a day	More details
5	CNQDG	Qingdao	China	2-4 times a day	More details
6	KRPUS	Busan	South Korea	2-4 times a day	More details
7	ESVLC	Valencia	Spain	2-4 times a day	More details
8	CNYTN	Yantian	China	2-4 times a day	More details
9	ITGIT	Gioia Tauro	Italy	2-4 times a day	More details
10	LKCMB	Colombo	Sri Lanka	1-2 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.

Mar OTP 28.54%

Previous month OTP 26.12%

2.41%

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.

Mar 5.9 days

Previous month 6.2 days

-0.3 days

Frequently asked questions about MSC

Last month the on time arrival performance (OTP*) of MSC was 24%. This is a decline on the previous month of 26% 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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