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MSC Cruises detailed its 2025 summer line-up, featuring ships sailing in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Northern Europe with various itineraries.

Container prices on Asia-to-North America have largely subsided since the winter, when shippers made a mad dash to front-load imports into the U.S.

A container ship owned by MSC has reportedly been damaged in a Russian missile attack in Ukraine. A Russian ballistic missile struck the MSC Levante F at Odessa on the evening of March 1, local news provider the Kyiv Independent reported on Saturday. The ship had arrived at the ports earlier the same day.

The MSC Magnifica has recently completed 15 years of service for MSC Cruises after being delivered to the company on Feb. 25, 2010. As the fourth ship in MSC’s Musica class, the vessel was built at the STX Europe shipyard in St.

T&T Salvage will develop a recovery plan for the MSC Baltic III, the MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company representative has told TradeWinds. MSC, in an email to TradeWinds, said it has told T&T Salvage that operational focus and priority should be given to the removal of the fuel and any potentially hazardous cargo.

An MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company container ship aground for two weeks cannot be “safely refloated”, given its condition, Canada’s coastguard says. The organisation is prioritising the removal of the fuel and cargo from the 2,478-teu MSC Baltic III (built 2003).

MSC Cruises’ new flagship, MSC World America, has successfully finished sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean, testing its systems. The ship is designed for the U.S. market, with updated features and concepts.

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As one of the world's premier security meetings, the Munich Security Conference has long been a major platform for discussions on global security. China has been participating in the forum since 1999. Unlike the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, whose focus is defense, the MSC focuses on both diplomatic and security issues.

MSC World America has completed sea trials in the Atlantic, testing engines, maneuverability, fuel efficiency and safety systems. According to a press release, the LNG-powered ship is now undergoing final preparations at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in France before its official delivery on March 27.