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MSC Agency in Russia - Mediterranean Shipping Company Rus Limited Liability Company (Mediterranean Shipping Company Rus LLC) - is a marine and, in particular, a linear Agent representing the interests of the Line (Principal) - MSC German Shipping Company S.A. of Geneva, Switzerland and its affiliated companies, throughout the territory, including all shipping ports of the Line, in the Agent's area of responsibility - the Russian Federation and Central Asia ( on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan).

History

2022: Suspension of work in Russia against the backdrop of a special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine

On March 1, 2022, it became known that against the background of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, Maersk temporarily stops accepting new orders for transportation by sea and land to and from Russia.

Just less than half of the world's container ships have suspended work with Russia, which could lead to shocks in the trade of everything from food and metals to clothing and electronic goods.

In addition to A.P Moller-Maersk, A/S also stated that they were terminating trading in the MSC region of the German Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd AG and Asian Ocean Network Express Pte.

Maersk, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd and One Network account for about 47% of the world's container transportation capacity, according to Alphaliner. Russian export and import of container cargo accounts for about 3% of the world volume.