05/04/2023
Originally hailing from Naples, the secretive Apontes, who keep the financial results of Geneva-based MSC private, are reportedly three times as wealthy as the second-placed family in the latest rich list compiled by local media in Switzerland.
Liner shipping, in which MSC has a leading 18.2% global market share, made a collective record net income significantly north of $200bn last year, dwarfing profits made by the FANG quartet – namely tech giants Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google.
Among the richest people, Gianluigi Aponte saw his wealth grow the sixth fastest in the world for the 12-month period from March last year to last month, according to a new billionaires survey carried by Forbes. The founder of Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), a cruise giant as well as the world’s ...