Italy’s Secretive Shipping Tycoon Has Been Thrust Into Spotlight With New Port Deal

Gianluigi ApontePhotographer: Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP/Getty Images
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here.

Gianluigi Aponte, the secretive Italian billionaire who founded MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA, has emerged as a powerful broker in a $19 billion port deal with Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing.