Container shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has unveiled its new Australia and New Zealand headquarters located in a recently renovated heritage building in Fremantle.

MSC has been operating its Australasian business from Western Australia for the past 16 years.  The company says the time zone of WA enables effective communication between its international headquarters in Switzerland and its Australasian business.

MSC Australasia MD Kevin Clarke says the Fremantle headquarters offer a strategic gateway to MSC’s global network. "MSC moves more than 700,000 twenty foot equivalent units (TEU) through Australian and New Zealand ports every year," Clarke says. "We offer unparalleled local expertise and access to a truly global transport network, connecting local businesses to the world. "MSC is investing in the Australian and New Zealand market and we are here for the long haul."