Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has won the Best Shipping Line: Asia – Africa category at the Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards, underlining the company’s strong position in the region.
MSC has responded to growing demand by increasing services between Asia and Africa, reducing transit times and providing more efficiency and ease of access for customers, said a release.
The awards are hosted and organised annually by Asia Cargo News, to recognise leading logistics and supply chain providers, based on excellence in customer service, innovation and quality of service. This year, they were announced on June 17, 2019 at a Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony held at The Asia Society Hong Kong Centre.
Sea Freight Operator of the Year
The very next day, in Birmingham, UK on June 18, MSC was crowned Sea Freight Operator of the Year at the FTA Multimodal Awards 2019.
The awards, held annually, recognise excellence in air, road, rail, maritime and freight forwarding service. The Sea Freight Operator of the Year title celebrates the best-in-class in sea transportation and MSC won it for the fifth year in a row.
“This award is particularly special to us as it is voted for by our customers. We truly value the feedback we receive from our customers and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that voted for us,” it said in a statement.
The awards ceremony was held at VOX, Birmingham NEC on June 18 as part of the multimodal exhibition, informed a communiqué.
