Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A., founded in 1970, is a privately owned shipping line. Located in New York City, the company provides network coverage from more than 350 offices throughout the world. It operates more than 320 container vessels with intake capacity of over 1,062,000 technical-foot equivalent units. Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A. is the provider of direct port calls, serving more than five continents and calling at over 200 ports through direct and combined weekly liner services. It also invests in crew training, shipyards, container workshops, ship planning centers and dangerous cargo management centers that control the stowage of hazardous cargo. Mediterranean Shipping Company, S.A. employs more than 28,000 people.