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List of largest container shipping companies

This is a list of the 30 largest container shipping companies as of February 2024, according to Alphaliner, ranked in order of the twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity of their fleet. [1] In January 2022, MSC overtook Maersk for the container line with the largest shipping capacity for the first time since 1996. [2] Hanjin Shipping was also one of the biggest but it is now defunct. [3]

RankCompany nameHeadquartersTotal
TEU		ShipsMarket
share		NotesAlliance
1 Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5,705,42480119.9% [Note 1] 2M(until February 2025)

Independent (since March 2025)

2 Maersk Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4,193,39268514.6% [Note 2] 2M (until February 2025)

Gemini (since March 2025)

3 CMA CGM Flag of France.svg  France 3,635,41863412.7% [Note 3] Ocean Alliance
4 COSCO Shipping Lines (COSCO)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3,092,22049110.8% [Note 4] Ocean Alliance
5 Hapag-Lloyd Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2,004,0302747.0% [Note 5] THE Alliance (until February 2025)

Gemini (since March 2025)

6 Ocean Network Express (ONE)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1,809,8462326.3% [Note 6] THE Alliance(until February 2025)

Premier Alliance (since March 2025)

7 Evergreen Marine Corporation Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 1,648,8212125.7% [Note 7] Ocean Alliance
8 HMM Co. Ltd. Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 797,327712.8%THE Alliance(until February 2025)

Premier Alliance (since March 2025)

9 Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 708,591942.5%THE Alliance(until February 2025)

Premier Alliance (since March 2025)

10 Zim Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 655,7511282.3%
11 Wan Hai Lines Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 481,2251181.7%
12 Pacific International Lines (PIL)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 295,567891.0% [Note 8]
13 Shandong International Transportation Corporation (SITC)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 160,1561010.6%
14 X-Press Feeders Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 157,681810.5% [Note 9]
15 Korea Marine Transport Corporation (KMTC)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 150,704640.5%
16 Sea Lead Shipping Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 141,202320.5%
17 Unifeeder Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 138,995860.5%
18 IRISL Group Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 137,720310.5% [Note 10]
19 Sinokor Merchant Marine Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 122,252800.4%
20 Zhonggu Logistics Corporation Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 120,042860.4%
21 TS Lines Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 92,655440.3%
22 Antong Holdings (QASC)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 83,868840.3%
23 Regional Container Lines (RCL)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 77,153340.3%
24 Global Feeder Shipping LLC Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 76,616330.3%
25 Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 75,077800.3%
26 Emirates Shipping Line Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 72,188140.3%
27 Swire Shipping Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 71,023360.2%
28 Matson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69,235290.2%
29 SM Line Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 64,109140.2%
30 Arkas Line Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 59,465360.2%

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes WEC Lines
  2. ↑ Includes P&O Nedlloyd, Safmarine, SeaLand and Hamburg Süd
  3. ↑ Includes APL, Neptune Orient Lines, ANL, Comanav, CNC Line, Delmas, Mercosul Line, and Containerships
  4. ↑ Includes COSCO Shipping Lines (COSCO), China Shipping Container Lines (China Shipping Group), Orient Overseas Container Line (Orient Overseas (International) Limited), Shanghai Pan Asia Shipping, New Golden Sea Shipping, and Coheung
  5. ↑ Includes CP Ships, Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV), United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), Nile Dutch Investments B.V. (NileDutch), and Deutsche Afrika-Linien/John T. Essberger (DAL/JTE)
  6. ↑ Includes Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)
  7. ↑ Includes Italia Marittima and Uniglory Marine
  8. ↑ Includes Advance Container Line (ACL), Pacific Direct Line (PDL), and Mariana Express Lines Ltd. (MELL)
  9. ↑ Includes Consortium and X-Press Container Line
  10. ↑ Includes Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, HDS Lines, Valfajre Eight Shipping Company, and Khazar Shipping Company

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References

  1. ↑ "PublicTop100". alphaliner.axsmarine.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  2. ↑ "A single neopanamax acquisition is all that separates Msc and Maersk at the top of the liner rankings". www. splash247.com. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  3. ↑ "HANJIN SHIPPING". Journal of Commerce Online.
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