Private company

MSC Group

Logo: mscgroup.com3

Global transport company

MSC Group is a global business focused on cargo transport, logistics, healthcare, shipping, and passenger transport. The company was founded in 1970 by Captain Gianluigi Aponte in Brussels, Belgium, as Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).2 It is headquartered in Geneva.1 It employed about 200,000 people in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1970Founded1
  • Industryfreight transport, logistics, shipping line, tourism, travel1
  • HeadquartersGeneva1
  • Websitewww.mscgroup.com

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MSC Group is a global business focused on cargo transport, logistics, healthcare, shipping, and passenger transport. The company was founded in 1970 by Captain Gianluigi Aponte in Brussels, Belgium, as Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).2

Corporate structure

MSC Group sits at the top of its group. 14 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Gianluigi Aponte in 1970.1

Leadership

Who has led MSC Group, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

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Employees over time

  • 2025200,0001

Timeline

  1. 1970Founded Founded1

Sources

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