Latest Ranking of the Top 100 Global Liner Companies by Capacity
According to the latest data released by Alphaliner, as of May 10, the global fleet of operating container vessels totaled 6,597 ships, with a total capacity of 2.6895 million TEU, equivalent to approximately 321.7 million deadweight tons. Among them, the top three liner companies account for 46.8% of the global market capacity.
The top three global liner companies by capacity are Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) with 4.9285 million TEU, accounting for 18.4%; Maersk Line with 4.1457 million TEU, accounting for 15.5%; and CMA CGM with 3.4456 million TEU, accounting for 12.9%.
Alphaliner notes that the rankings from 4th to 10th place are: COSCO Shipping Lines, Hapag-Lloyd, Evergreen Marine, Ocean Network Express (ONE), HMM, Yang Ming Marine Transport, and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services. Among them, the top seven all have capacities exceeding 1.5 million TEU.
Rankings from 11th to 20th place are: Wan Hai Lines, Pacific International Lines (PIL), SITC International Holdings, Korea Marine Transport Co. (KMTC), Zhonggu Logistics Corporation, Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), X-Press Feeders Group, UniFeeder, Sea Lead Shipping, and Sinokor Merchant Marine.
Among the listed mainland Chinese liner companies, COSCO Shipping Lines ranks 4th, SITC International Holdings ranks 13th, Zhonggu Logistics Corporation ranks 15th, Antong Holdings (Quanzhou Ansheng Shipping) ranks 21st, Ningbo Ocean Shipping ranks 29th, Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping ranks 32nd, Sinotrans Container Lines ranks 34th, China United Lines ranks 35th, Tangshan Port Hede Shipping ranks 44th, Yangpu Xinyuan Shipping ranks 47th, Taicang Port Container Shipping ranks 55th, Dalian Trustco Shipping ranks 56th, Tianjin Datong Shipping ranks 85th, and Guangxi Hongxiang Shipping ranks 91st.
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(Compiled and published based on Alphaliner and International Ship Network)
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