03 Aponte family, Mediterranean Shipping Co
The family group’s container shipping division has further solidified its position as the world’s dominant liner operator, with boxship fleet capacity now well ahead of its nearest competitor Maersk
In 2025 alone, MSC added 55 secondhand vessels, 43 newbuildings and 30 additional chartered vessels to its containership fleet; it also ordered 20 megamax newbuildings, while the group’s cruise division contracted four vessels in France valued at €7bn
