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Gianluigi Aponte and his wife Rafaela each own a 50% stake in MSC, the world's largest shipping line.
Gianluigi first met Rafaela on a trip to the Italian island of Capri in the 1960s, when he was a ship captain.
They entered the shipping industry together in 1970, when they purchased a ship with a $200,000 loan.
MSC also operates in holiday cruises (MSC Cruises), inland logistics (Medlog) and port operations (Terminal Investment Limited.)
Gianluigi is MSC's executive chairman; Rafaela is responsible for decorating ships for MSC Cruises and their son, Diego, is MSC's president.
The second ship that the Apontes bought was named after Rafaela.
In December 2022, MSC bought Bolloré Africa Logistics, the African transport and logistics arm of the Bolloré Group, for $6 billion.