About MSC Group 📅 Founded: 1970 in Brussels by Captain Gianluigi Aponte 🏢 Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland 🚢 Fleet Size: Operates 900 vessels 🌐 Network: 300+ shipping routes 520 ports of call Presence in 155 countries 🏢 Global Presence: 675 offices worldwide 👥 Workforce: 200,000+ employees across the MSC Group Life Onboard with MSC 🌍 Mixed-nationality crew onboard all vessels 📶 Internet access available on every ship 💼 Ownership Company: Higher salary structure compared to most container shipping companies Slower promotion pace compared to third-party management companies

About BW Maritime Group 📅 Founded: 1955 by Sir Yue-Kong Pao as World-Wide Shipping 🏢 Headquarters: Singapore and Oslo 🚢 Fleet Size: Over 450 vessels across BW Group affiliates 🌐 Network: Multiple locations worldwide, including Singapore, Norway, the USA, China, Brazil, India, Denmark, and the Philippines 👥 Workforce: 12,000+ employees across the BW Group Life Onboard with BW Maritime 🌍 Mixed-nationality crew onboard all vessels 📶 Internet access available on every ship 💼 Ownership Company: Higher salary structure compared to most of the shipping companies in the world Slower promotion pace compared to management companies