Shipping companies

Container lines, tanker and bulk operators, ferry and cruise companies, ship managers and state fleets — with the ships each one has on record here and the fleet size it publishes itself.

Commercial operators

1,543 companies

Mediterranean Shipping Company#1
transport industry · Geneva · founded 1970
In registry
36
Reported fleet
1,000
TEU
7,318,632
Maersk A/S#2
shipping line · Copenhagen · founded 1928 · Gemini
In registry
16
Reported fleet
735
TEU
4,647,588
CMA CGM#3
maritime and coastal freight transport · Marseille · founded 1978 · Ocean Alliance
In registry
49
Reported fleet
723
TEU
4,273,202
COSCO Shipping Lines#4
water transport · Shanghai · founded 1964 · Ocean Alliance
In registry
2
Reported fleet
554
TEU
3,593,746
Hapag-Lloyd#5
water transport · Hamburg · founded 1970 · Gemini
In registry
25
Reported fleet
291
TEU
2,400,946
Ocean Network Express#6
Tokyo · founded 2017 · Premier Alliance
In registry
42
Reported fleet
272
TEU
2,134,872
Evergreen Marine#7
shipping line · Luzhu District · founded 1968 · Ocean Alliance
In registry
39
Reported fleet
239
TEU
1,973,231
HMM#8
water transport · Seoul · founded 1976 · Premier Alliance
In registry
13
Reported fleet
97
TEU
1,029,773
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation#9
water transport · Keelung · founded 1972 · Premier Alliance
In registry
2
Reported fleet
98
TEU
741,908
Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd#10
water transport · Haifa · founded 1945
In registry
3
Reported fleet
115
TEU
698,205
Wan Hai Lines#11
transport · Taipei · founded 1965
In registry
0
Reported fleet
120
TEU
591,132
Pacific International Lines#12
water transport · Singapore · founded 1967
In registry
0
Reported fleet
99
TEU
442,216
X-Press Feeders Group#13
water transport · Singapore · founded 1972
In registry
2
Reported fleet
103
TEU
192,780
Shandong International Transportation Corporation#14
China
In registry
0
Reported fleet
121
TEU
187,472
Unifeeder#15
Denmark
In registry
0
Reported fleet
94
TEU
165,289
Korea Marine Transport Corporation (KMTC)#16
South Korea
In registry
0
Reported fleet
65
TEU
155,914
IRISL Group#17
freight transport · Tehran · founded 1979
In registry
2
Reported fleet
29
TEU
142,180
Global Feeder Shipping LLC#18
United Arab Emirates
In registry
0
Reported fleet
53
TEU
131,734
Sinokor Merchant Marine#19
South Korea
In registry
0
Reported fleet
68
TEU
120,081
TS Lines#20
Taiwan
In registry
0
Reported fleet
40
TEU
106,751
Regional Container Lines (RCL)#21
Thailand
In registry
0
Reported fleet
33
TEU
101,908
Emirates Shipping Line#22
United Arab Emirates
In registry
0
Reported fleet
22
TEU
98,114
Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co.#23
China
In registry
0
Reported fleet
90
TEU
89,801
Tangshan Port Hede Shipping#24
China
In registry
0
Reported fleet
57
TEU
85,867
Interasia Lines#25
Japan
In registry
0
Reported fleet
27
TEU
77,985
Grimaldi Group#26
Naples · founded 1947
In registry
1
Reported fleet
50
TEU
77,276
Antong Holdings (QASC)#27
China
In registry
0
Reported fleet
72
TEU
73,446
Sinotrans Limited#28
logistics · Beijing · founded 2002
In registry
0
Reported fleet
44
TEU
71,142
SM Line#29
South Korea
In registry
0
Reported fleet
15
TEU
69,951
Matson, Inc.#30
shipping line · Honolulu · founded 1882
In registry
4
Reported fleet
28
TEU
69,227
Anglo-Eastern Ship Management
ship management · Hong Kong
In registry
149
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Wilson Ship Management
water transport · Bergen
In registry
131
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
MSC Shipmanagement
Limassol
In registry
114
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Mediterranean Shipping Company SRL
ship management · Naples
In registry
104
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG
shipping line · Hamburg · founded 1956
In registry
84
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Fjord1
public transport · Florø · founded 2001
In registry
76
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Anglo Eastern Shipmanagement Pte Ltd.
ship management · Singapore
In registry
71
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
CPO Containerschiffreederei
Hamburg
In registry
61
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd.
ship management · Limassol
In registry
58
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Zeaborn Ship Management
Hamburg
In registry
56
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Wilhelmsen Ship Management Sdn. Bhd.
Kuala Lumpur
In registry
56
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Fleet Management Limited
ship management · Hong Kong · founded 1994
In registry
52
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
ARKAS Line
ship management · İzmir
In registry
52
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Thome Ship Management
founded 1976
In registry
52
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Columbia Shipmanagement
Hamburg · founded 1995
In registry
51
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Solstad Shipping
sea and coastal freight water transport · Skudeneshavn · founded 1997
In registry
49
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Caledonian MacBrayne
transport · Gourock · founded 1973
In registry
49
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
BC Ferries
Victoria · founded 1960
In registry
44
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap
road transport · Bergen · founded 1880
In registry
43
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—
Edison Chouest Offshore
freight transport · Cut Off · founded 1960
In registry
42
Reported fleet
—
TEU
—

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Ships in registry counts individual vessel records attributed to the company here. Reported fleet is the company’s published total. They measure different things and are shown separately on purpose.