Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Shandong Port Group held a joint ceremony, in the Qianwan Port Area of Qingdao Port to launch the Shandong Port–MSC Joint Venture Container Yard and to mark MSC’s annual container volume at the port exceeding 3 million TEU in 2025, according to Chinese financial media.
Local sources linked the crossing of the 3 million TEU threshold to the completion of cargo operations on the vessel “MSC Canoco” after handling at an advanced container terminal.
MSC currently operates 17 regular services calling at Qingdao, covering routes to the U.S. East Coast, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, including services identified as EMPI, CLAN and SAMBAR.
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is a privately held international shipping and logistics group headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, providing container shipping services and related logistics activities through regional subsidiaries, including operations in Greater China.
Shandong Port Group is a provincially controlled port group in China that oversees and coordinates port assets in Shandong Province, including Qingdao Port, and manages port operations, logistics and related infrastructure through specialized subsidiaries.