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■ HAMBURG AND CHINA
is represented at nine locations in Germany, having a major presence in Bremen and its headquarters in Hamburg.
NOTEWORTHY EXPORT GROWTH
In freight traffic with Asia, the shipping line has seen an increase in exports from Germany to China. With foodstuffs, especially, this is really noteworthy. In reefer containers you will find a lot of frozen pork from Europe on its way to China. Milk powder is also in de- mand as an export. With the imported foodstuffs, the
Chinese trust the high quality standards that apply in the producing countries. In Germany and adjacent countries, mid-sized producers also profit from ex- porting. Machinery and automotive supplies manu- factured in Germany are also in demand.
Nils Kahn does not see the New Silk Road as compe- tition, but rather as a complementary trade route: “The rail connection is closing the gap between the cheap, but long sea trade and fast, but expensive air freight.” The bulk of the volume transported will stay on the high seas. ■
Dual education at MSC
MSC Germany has a strong focus on vocational training. This summer in Hamburg alone, 17 school leavers will start their working lives. In total, MSC has 75 vocational trainees in Germany. The aim of the programme is to give young people their first experience and a thorough grounding in an international shipping company. MSC provides dual education for the following vocations:
• Shipping clerk (Hamburg / Bremen)
• IT applications development (Hamburg)
• IT systems integration (Hamburg)
• Forwarding & logistics services (Düsseldorf) • Office management (Lübeck)
Further information can be found under: www.msc.com/deu/careers/apprenticeship
MSC in brief
In 1970, Captain Gianluigi Aponte founded the tramper ship- ping company in Brussels, with only a second-hand ship transporting general cargo. The ship carried the name ‘MSC Patricia‘. Since then the company history has been hall- marked by rapid growth. Today MSC is Number Two among container shipping lines, having more than 500 vessels on the high seas. Since 1988 the shipping line has also been successful in the cruise vessel sector. In 2018 alone, 2.4 mil- lion tourists cruised on MSC’s 17 passenger vessels. Num- ber 17 – the ‘MSC Grandiosa’ – has its naming ceremony on 9 November in Hamburg. The company, employing more than 70,000 people worldwide, is still a family-run business, the same as it always was. In Germany, 500 staff work at nine locations for the international company. The German HQ is in Hamburg.
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MSC RELIES INCREASINGLY ON INTERMODAL TRANSPORT FOR ITS HINTERLAND CONNECTIONS
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