The Swiss shipping group Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to expand its network of port container terminals and maritime, logistical and technical-nautical services with the acquisition of a controlling stake in Wilson Sons SA, company active in Brazil where it is listed on the Stock Exchange São Paulo Holdings and which is part of the Ocean Wilsons Holdings group based in Bermuda.

SAS Shipping Agencies Services, wholly owned company controlled by MSC, has in fact agreed with Ocean Wilsons Holdings the acquisition of over 4.3 billion reais (approximately 764 million reais 56.47% of the share capital of Wilson Sons SA, representing the entire shareholding of Ocean Wilsons Holdings in the company that will sell it through the company wholly owned subsidiary OW Overseas (Investments) Ltd. The remainder Wilson Sons' share capital consists of a free float on the market.

Ocean Wilsons Holdings announced that as of June 30, 2016, value of Wilson Sons' gross assets was equal to to over $1.1 billion. The transaction is expected to be completed during the second half of next year.

Wilson Sons operates the Rio Grande Tecon of the Port of Rio Grande in Brazil Rio Grande, which last year handled a traffic of containers equal to 663 thousand TEUs with an increase of +21.9% on 2022, and the Tecon Salvador of the port of Salvador, which in 2023 handled 401 thousand TEUs (+7.9%). Among other activities, in the 2023 the 82 tugs in Wilson Sons' fleet built over 57 thousand port manoeuvres (+4.1%).