List of largest container shipping companies
Several shipping lines are involved in intermodal freight transport as part of international trade .
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]
Rank
Company name
Headquarters
Total TEU
Ships
Market share
Notes
Alliance
1
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)
Switzerland
5,705,424
801
19.9%
[ Note 1]
2M(until February 2025)
Independent (from March 2025)
2
Maersk
Denmark
4,193,392
685
14.6%
[ Note 2]
2M (until February 2025)
Gemini (from March 2025)
3
CMA CGM
France
3,635,418
634
12.7%
[ Note 3]
Ocean Alliance
4
COSCO Shipping Lines (COSCO)
China
3,092,220
491
10.8%
[ Note 4]
Ocean Alliance
5
Hapag-Lloyd
Germany
2,004,030
274
7.0%
[ Note 5]
THE Alliance (until February 2025)
Gemini (from March 2025)
6
Ocean Network Express (ONE)
Japan
1,809,846
232
6.3%
[ Note 6]
THE Alliance(until February 2025)
Premier Alliance (from March 2025)
7
Evergreen Marine Corporation
Taiwan
1,648,821
212
5.7%
[ Note 7]
Ocean Alliance
8
HMM Co. Ltd.
South Korea
797,327
71
2.8%
THE Alliance(until February 2025)
Premier Alliance (from March 2025)
9
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation
Taiwan
708,591
94
2.5%
THE Alliance(until February 2025)
Premier Alliance (from March 2025)
10
Zim Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)
Israel
655,751
128
2.3%
11
Wan Hai Lines
Taiwan
481,225
118
1.7%
12
Pacific International Lines (PIL)
Singapore
295,567
89
1.0%
[ Note 8]
13
Shandong International Transportation Corporation (SITC)
China
160,156
101
0.6%
14
X-Press Feeders
Singapore
157,681
81
0.5%
[ Note 9]
15
Korea Marine Transport Corporation (KMTC)
South Korea
150,704
64
0.5%
16
Sea Lead Shipping
Singapore
141,202
32
0.5%
17
Unifeeder
Denmark
138,995
86
0.5%
18
IRISL Group
Iran
137,720
31
0.5%
[ Note 10]
19
Sinokor Merchant Marine
South Korea
122,252
80
0.4%
20
Zhonggu Logistics Corporation
China
120,042
86
0.4%
21
TS Lines
Taiwan
92,655
44
0.3%
22
Antong Holdings (QASC)
China
83,868
84
0.3%
23
Regional Container Lines (RCL)
Thailand
77,153
34
0.3%
24
Global Feeder Shipping LLC
United Arab Emirates
76,616
33
0.3%
25
Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co.
China
75,077
80
0.3%
26
Emirates Shipping Line
United Arab Emirates
72,188
14
0.3%
27
Swire Shipping
Singapore
71,023
36
0.2%
28
Matson
United States
69,235
29
0.2%
29
SM Line
South Korea
64,109
14
0.2%
30
Arkas Line
Turkey
59,465
36
0.2%
Notes
^ Includes WEC Lines
^ Includes P&O Nedlloyd , Safmarine , SeaLand and Hamburg Süd
^ Includes American President Lines (APL), Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), Australian National Line (ANL), Compagnie Marocaine de Navigation (Comanav), CNC Line, Delmas , Mercosul Line, and Containerships
^ 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
^ 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)
^ Includes Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line )
^ Includes Italia Marittima and Uniglory Marine
^ Includes Advance Container Line (ACL), Pacific Direct Line (PDL), and Mariana Express Lines Ltd. (MELL)
^ Includes Consortium and X-Press Container Line
^ Includes Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, HDS Lines, Valfajre Eight Shipping Company, and Khazar Shipping Company
See also
References
Active
2M Alliance Ocean Alliance THE Alliance Others
Defunct