TOP10 shipping companies around the world
- Maersk
Maersk Line is the world’s largest container shipping company, accounting for 17% of the world’s container shipping market. Owns and operates more than 500 container ships and 1.5 million containers.
It is best known for its global reach. In addition to being the main trade route for Asia, Europe and the transatlantic trade, Maersk Line also offers an extensive range of port calls between South America and Europe, as well as Africa.
- MSC
The full name of MSC is Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. It was established in 1970 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the world’s second largest shipping company in terms of container ship capacity. As of 2020, the fleet has covered 500 ports on 200 shipping routes, transporting approximately 21 million TEUs (calculated in 20-foot equivalent containers) every year.
- CMA CGM
French CMA CGM was founded in 1969 and is one of the world’s leading logistics service providers. The company is headquartered in Marseille, France, with business covering more than 160 countries and regions around the world, with nearly 1,000 offices and terminals and more than 30,000 employees. The group mainly operates logistics services such as shipping, air transportation, customs clearance, and towing, as well as supply chain management, warehousing, and distribution.
- COSCO
China Ocean Shipping Group was officially established in Shanghai on February 18, 2016. China Shipping has 430 ships of various types, with a deadweight of 15.6 million, and a container capacity of more than 400,000 TEUs; the group’s annual cargo transportation volume exceeds 300 million tons and 7 million TEUs, playing a leading role in the country’s energy and import and export trade. plays an important role in transportation support and security.
- HPL
Hapag-Lloyd Container Line (HPL) was born on September 1, 1970. Its Hapag headquarters is located in Hamburg, and Norddeutsche Lloyd (NDL) is headquartered in Bremen. Hapag-Lloyd Container Line (HPL) is currently one of the top five shipping companies in the world. It is committed to global container services and has approximately 500 branches in more than 100 countries. Hapag-Lloyd operates more than 130 container ships with a capacity of approximately 410,000 TEU. Business is spread between Southern Europe, Northern Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia.
- HMM
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) was established in 1976 and has grown into the world’s largest intermodal shipping company. The fleet includes container fleets, LNG, oil tankers, bulk carriers, etc. Since its establishment, the company has been committed to shipping business between Asian countries. After more than 30 years of continuous development and continuous accumulation of experience during the years of development, the company has formed a large scale and can provide professional, safe and thoughtful services.
- YML shipping line
Taiwan Yang Ming Shipping Co., Ltd. was established on December 28, 1972, with its head office in Keelung, Taiwan, China. As of the end of December 2006, Yang Ming Marine had 94 operating ships, with a carrying capacity of up to 4 million deadweight tons, and annual operating containers of more than 2.4 million TEUS. The fleet includes container ships, bulk ships, and Taipower Coal Carriers on behalf of the company.
- APL
APL was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in San Francisco, USA. It has more than 250 ships worldwide, covering various types of container ships, bulk carriers, oil tankers, passenger ships, etc. APL provides more than 60 weekly routes between more than 90 ports in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas, with nearly 300 dock calls per week.
- EMC
Evergreen Marine Corporation was founded on September 1, 1968. Evergreen Shipping’s service network covers more than 80 countries around the world, with more than 240 service locations. The long-distance and near-ocean all-container regular routes it operates cover the five major regions of the world.
- ZIM
ZIM Integrated Shipping Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ZIM) is one of the world’s largest container shipping companies and is owned by Israel corp., a subsidiary of Ofer-Brothers Group Ltd. Its main business is to provide transportation services on major international routes to customers around the world.
