Why Msc di Aponte launches the air cargo division
Msc, an Italian-Swiss shipping company controlled by the Italian Aponte family, aims to enter the air cargo market with the development of a new Msc Air Cargo division
Despite the failed offer for Ita Airways, MSC still wants to enter air transport and launches an air cargo division.
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA has begun to develop MSC Air Cargo, "a new solution to respond to customer requests and a complementary service to the containerized freight offer". This was announced by the Italian-Swiss shipping company controlled by the Italian Aponte family in a note .
In particular, MSC Air Cargo has been under development for several months and will be operational from the beginning of 2023, after the delivery of the first of four MSC-branded Boeing 777-200F aircraft which will be operated by Atlas Air, a company of the Atlas Air Worldwide Group. Holdings, Inc.
This is the latest expansion move in freight transport of the largest container line in the world.
Last April, MSC acquired the African transport and logistics business of Bollore SA for € 5.7 billion including debt. With Bollorè Africa Logistic, the company aims to become a big player in the world fleet that transports containers, commented Bloomberg .
Without forgetting the aims on the Italian carrier former Alitalia. Together with Lufthansa, MSC had in fact advanced interest in Ita.
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THE NEW CARGO COMPANY
Therefore, the company announced a new MSC Air Cargo solution as a complementary service to its container shipping solutions. The company plans "to serve major trade routes and various sectors, including those that traditionally have significant air cargo needs."
GUIDED BY JANNIE DAVEL
In addition, the company has announced the appointment of Jannie Davel – who has previously held positions in Delta Cargo, Emirates SkyCargo and DHL – with the aim of developing the air freight business and building the team that will take care of it.
“We are delighted to announce the development of MSC Air Cargo and to welcome Jannie Davel to lead this exciting new reality which will be available to all MSC customers. This is our debut in this market and we intend to continue exploring all possible avenues to develop the air cargo sector and thus integrate our core business of containerized freight transport ", commented Soren Toft, managing director of MSC. .
THE PURCHASE OF BOLLORÈ AFRICA LOGISTICS
Meanwhile, last April, while separate negotiations were underway for a majority stake in Italy's Ita Airways, MSC acquired Bollore Africa Logistics, the largest integrated logistics network in Africa with a turnover of 2.1 billion euros in 2020. The logistics division has nearly 21,000 employees in 49 countries, according to the group's website . It operates in 42 ports, including 16 container terminals, seven roll-on and roll-off ferry ports and two timber terminals, and also has a network of 85 shipping agencies and operates three rail concessions.
BEAT THE COMPETITION
With Bollore Africa Logistics, MSC has thus strengthened its air-cargo offer.
But now “MSC's need to start an air division for freight transport as soon as possible also arises from market conditions: the main rivals of the giant led by the Aponte family have already started their own cargo airlines. Cma Cgm, for example, in addition to becoming a shareholder of Air France-KLM (with 9%), also launched Cma Cgm Air Cargo in 2021 with a fleet of 6 aircraft and ordered 7 more. MSC's rival, Maersk, has started Maersk Air Cargo with the initial goal of using 8 aircraft ”recalls the Corriere .
AFTER THE ITA DOSSIER
Finally, for MSC attention remains on Ita.
One of the first problems for the future executive will undoubtedly be that of the privatization of Ita Airways. On August 31, the Draghi government started negotiations with the US fund Certares in partnership with Delta and Air France-KLM, preferring it at the last moment to the consortium formed by MSC and Lufthansa (which aimed to control 80% of the company) .
According to the Corriere "On the Ita dossier, however, MSC and Lufthansa do not give up and continue to follow with interest what will happen, ready to take over".
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/smartcity/perche-msc-di-aponte-lancia-la-divisione-air-cargo/ on Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:35:53 +0000.