Rafaela Aponte, the 78-year-old shipping mogul, and her husband Gianluigi saw their fortunes jump a combined $46 billion this past year, enough to make her the highest-ranking female founder ever. ForbesBillionaires
Rafaela Aponte, the 78-year-old shipping mogul, and her husband Gianluigi saw their fortunes jump a combined $46 billion this past year, enough to make her the highest-ranking female founder ever.as containers piled up at the congested ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in California—the two busiest in the U.S.—a momentous shift was taking place in the shipping industry.
Since 2019, the Apontes have reaped the rewards of a pandemic-driven boom which has added billions of dollars to the fortunes of shipping dynasties around the world. Their wealth is tied up almost entirely in MSC, which besides its container shipping operations also owns holiday cruise line MSC Cruises, inland cargo business Medlog and container terminal operator Terminal Investment Limited.now estimates that Gianluigi and Rafaela are each worth $31.2 billion, up from $8.
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