According to the latest data released by Alphaliner, as of September 7, the global number of operational container ships totaled 7,388, with a total capacity of 32.9899 million TEU, equivalent to approximately 392 million deadweight tons. Among these, the total capacity of the top three liner companies accounts for 46.91% of the global market.
The top three global liner companies by capacity are Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) (6.801 million TEU, 20.61% share), Maersk Line (4.631 million TEU, 14.04% share), and CMA CGM (4.045 million TEU, 12.26% share).
Alphaliner points out that the capacity rankings from 4th to 10th place are as follows: COSCO Shipping Group, Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Evergreen Marine, HMM, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, and Yang Ming Marine Transport. The capacity of the top 7 companies all exceeds 1.8 million TEU.
Rankings from 11th to 20th are as follows: Wan Hai Lines, Pacific International Lines (PIL), X-Press Feeders Group, SITC Container Lines, UniFeeder, Korea Marine Transport Co. (KMTC), Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), Sinokor Merchant Marine, Sea Lead Shipping, and Emirates Shipping Line.
Among the Chinese mainland liner companies on the list, COSCO Shipping Lines ranks 4th, SITC Container Lines ranks 14th, Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd. ranks 24th, Tangshan Port HeDe Shipping Co., Ltd. ranks 25th, Antong Holdings (Quanzhou Ansheng Shipping) ranks 27th, Sinotrans Container Lines ranks 31st, Zhonggu New Renown Shipping ranks 34th, Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping Co., Ltd. ranks 35th, CU Lines ranks 45th, Yangpu Xinyuan Shipping ranks 47th, Taicang Port Container Shipping Co., Ltd. ranks 60th, Dalian Xinfeng Shipping Co., Ltd. ranks 62nd, Dalian Jifa Bohai Rim Container Shipping Co., Ltd. ranks 84th, Tianjin Datong Shipping Co., Ltd. ranks 89th, and Guangxi Hongxiang Shipping Co., Ltd. ranks 97th.
