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How has the ranking of container shipping companies evolved in 2025?

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How has the ranking of container shipping companies evolved in 2025?

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According to Alphaliner data, as of mid-May 2025, the number of container ships in operation worldwide exceeded 7,300, with a total capacity of 32.2251 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), equivalent to approximately 382 million deadweight tons. Below is the list of the top 20 global container shipping companies by fleet capacity (the list of 100 shipping companies by capacity is attached at the end of the article):

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Top 20 Global Container Shipping Companies by Fleet Capacity Ranking

   

As can be seen from the above figure, the container shipping market is highly concentrated. The capacity of the top 5 container shipping companies accounts for 64.5% of the global total capacity, and the capacity of the top 10 container shipping companies accounts for 84.0% of the global total capacity.

1.Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)

The fleet size reaches 909 ships / 6.56 million TEU, ranking first in the world, accounting for 1/5 of the global total capacity, which is 20.4%.
It should be noted that Mediterranean Shipping Company also ranks first in the world in terms of ship orders, with 132 ship orders and an order capacity of 2.114 million TEU, equivalent to 32.2% of its in-service fleet capacity. If MSC's order capacity is taken alone, it is more than the total existing capacity of Ocean Network Express (ONE), which currently ranks 6th in the world.

2.Maersk Line (Maersk) 

The fleet size is 737 vessels / 4.58 million TEU, ranking second in the world, accounting for 14.2% of the global total capacity.

3.CMA CGM Group 

The fleet size is 672 vessels / 3.92 million TEU, ranking third globally, accounting for 12.2% of the world's total capacity. CMA CGM's ship orders are second only to Mediterranean Shipping Company, with 99 ship orders and an order capacity of 1.549 million TEU, equivalent to 39.5% of the capacity of the in-service fleet. If CMA CGM's existing capacity and order capacity are added together, it exceeds the sum of the existing capacity and order capacity of Maersk Line, which ranks second, showing strong potential for future development.

4.China COSCO Shipping Corporation (COSCO) The fleet size is 520 ships / 3.36 million TEU, ranking fourth in the world, accounting for 10.4% of the global total capacity. COSCO Shipping's ship orders rank third, with 70 ship orders and an order capacity of 1.175 million TEU, equivalent to 35.0% of the capacity of the in-service fleet. In addition, there are 16 Chinese mainland enterprises entering the TOP 100 global container shipping companies, with a total fleet size of 1,096 ships (4.080 million TEU), accounting for 12.66% of the global total capacity

5.Hapag-Lloyd Fleet size: 302 vessels / 2.38 million TEU, ranking fifth globally, accounting for 7.4% of the world's total capacity. Hapag-Lloyd has 33 ship orders with an order capacity of 417,000 TEU, equivalent to 17.5% of the capacity of the in-service fleet. Ranked 6th to 10th are Ocean Network Express (ONE), Evergreen Marine Corp., Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (Yang Ming)

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全球集装箱船公司船队运力排名TOP20

The following is a brief introduction to the leading container shipping companies.

 1. Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)  Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) was founded in 1970. In terms of its development history, it has basically not targeted established shipping companies (through mergers and acquisitions). Its approach is simple: by continuously building, buying, and chartering ships, it has become the world's largest container liner company.

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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) container ship

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Its founder is the Italian Gianluigi Aponte, whose wife is an Israeli-Swiss woman and whose father-in-law was a major Geneva banker. In fact, MSC's rise to prominence is deeply linked to money laundering.
Interestingly, many of MSC's ships are named after women, especially with Italian/Spanish-style names ending in "-ia", such as: Lorette, Famya, Sophia, Isabella, Allegra, Olivia, Claudia, etc. In addition, some ships are named after music and musical instruments, such as: MSC Symphony, MSC Opera, MSC Musica, MSC Cello, etc.
  1. Maersk (MAERSK)

Founded in 1904, Maersk has ancestors who were Nordic Vikings. Unlike Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), Maersk's growth process has been a process of acquiring and merging other shipping companies, making it a proper "Thanos" in the container shipping industry.

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马士基(MAERSK)集装箱船

主要有三次重磅收购事件:

一是收购Sea-LandSealand由集装箱之父Malcom McLean创立,是全球首家集装箱海运公司。1999年,马士基收购了Sealand的国际集装箱业务。

二是收购铁行渣华(P&O Nedlloyd)。2005年,马士基并购铁行渣华。铁行渣华由英国铁行(P&O)与荷兰渣华(Royal Nedlloyd)在2004年合资组建,曾是世界上第四大集装箱运输公司(铁行渣华在历史上也是并购玩家)。马士基对铁行渣华收购后,美国、英国、荷兰的班轮巨头基本消失殆尽。

三是收购汉堡南美(Hamburg Süd)。汉堡南美成立于1871年,在其146年的历史中,同样也是一个并购玩家,汉堡南美曾名列全球十大集装箱班轮公司。2017年,马士基从德国Oetker家族手中并购汉堡南美。

3.达飞轮船集团(CMA CGM

达飞原名是CMACMA1973年由CGTMM合并成立。1998年,CMA并购澳大利亚国家航运公司(ANL)。1999年,CMACGM合并,成立达飞轮船(CMA CGM)。其实,是CGM收购CMA,因为CMA名气很大,所以新公司的名称为CMA-CGM

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达飞轮船集团(CMA CGM)集装箱船

与马士基(MAERSK)一样,达飞也热衷收购,不同的是,达飞是航运界的哈布斯堡皇室

或许是因为CGM原本就由法国政府所有,所以达飞一直都是御前黄马褂的发烧友,达飞并购的ANL(澳大利亚)、CoMaNav(摩洛哥)、东方海皇(新加坡)、APL(美国总统轮船)等,都曾是各国的国有航运公司。

其中,APL名头最大。东方海皇(新加坡国有航运公司)于1997年收购APL2016年达飞斥巨资收购东方海皇,一举拿下了两个黄马褂

4.中远海运集团(COSCO

1961年,中国远洋运输公司成立,首船为光华轮,1978年才有了首个集装箱船平乡城轮。1993年,组建中远集团。在我国海Jun还没有强大的时候,中远被业内称为我国第二海Jun

1997年,大连、广州、上海三个海运局组建中国海运集团,首任掌舵人老李出身中远。

2016年,中国远洋集团、中国海运集团合并,成立中国远洋海运集团。2018年,中国远洋海运集团并购OOCLOOCL以前叫金山轮船(成立于1947年),创办人是董建华之父董浩云,1969年,金山轮船易名东方海外货柜航运。

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中远海运集团(COSCO)集装箱船

中远海运集团旗下运营“COSCO SHIPPING Lines”“OOCL东方海外两大品牌。除此之外,COSCO还开了很多小号,如负责内贸的泛亚航运、负责东南亚支线的新鑫海、主营中韩支线的京汉航运、服务欧洲支线的钻石快航等。

5.赫伯罗特(Hapag-Lloyd

赫伯罗特成立于1970年,由 HAPAGNL合并而成,这两家企业分别成立于1847年和1857年。

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                          赫伯罗特(Hapag-Lloyd)集装箱船

  与地中海航运、马士基、达飞、中远海运都不同,赫伯罗特(Hapag-Lloyd)更喜欢强强联手。 2005年,赫伯罗特母公司TUI AG并购加拿大太平洋航运公司(CP Ships历史上是个并购玩家)。2008年,TUI AG向投资集团出售赫伯罗特及旗下其他班轮公司股份。2014年,赫伯罗特与CSAV集装箱部门合并(CSAV历史上也是个并购玩家)。2017年,赫伯罗特与UASC(阿联酋)合并。2021-2022年,赫伯罗特与德国航运公司DAL(成立于1924年)、荷兰航运公司NileDutch(成立于1987年)合并。

 6. ONE(Ocean Network Express) ONE(Ocean Network Express)是由日本“御三家”重组而成。这“御三家”分别是日本邮船(NYK)、商船三井(MOL)、川崎汽船(K'LINE),三家企业的历史可追溯至日本明治维新时期殖产兴业背景下的财阀企业。

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ONEOcean Network Express)集装箱船

1964年,日本实行海运集约化政策,整合出6大海运核心企业,到1999年,又进一步整合成为三大船公司。到航运低谷期,2017年三家将各自旗下的集装箱业务整合,成立了海洋网联船务股份有限公司(ONE)。ONE控股公司位于日本东京,运营公司位于新加坡。

7.现代商船(HMM)与韩进海运(Hanjin Shipping

现代商船(HMM)与韩进海运(Hanjin Shipping)都是韩国财阀一手建立起来的,但却走出了两种命运。

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现代商船(HMM)集装箱船

现代商船(HMM)成立于1976年,当时叫亚洲商船,后于1983年更名现代商船,2020年改名为HMM

韩进海运(Hanjin Shipping)成立于1977年,1987年韩进海运并购大韩商船,1997年韩进海运并购Senator Line

大概与日本御三家重组ONE的同期,韩国政府救起了现代商船(HMM),抛弃了韩进海运(Hanjin Shipping)。2016年,韩进海运申请破产,这是当时史上规模最大的集装箱船运公司破产案,曾经全球第七大班轮公司就此退出历史舞台。

8.以星航运(ZIM)

以星航运(ZIM) 成立于1945年,由犹太机构、Histadrut劳工联合会和以色列海事联盟联合创建,其母公司为以色列的移民运输公司。

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以星航运(ZIM)集装箱船

“ZIM”这个名字源自《旧约》中的经文,意为大船ZIM最早的船Kedmah属于英国海军,参加过二战,上边挂着7星旗,后来就成了以星的标志。

9.中国台湾万长阳

万海航运(WHL)成立于1965年。阳明海运(YML)成立于1972 年,可以追溯至1873年轮船招商局。长荣海运(EMC)成立于1968年,张荣发老婆多、子女多,事情就多,其剪旗、运Jun火做的过头,鉴于其作为OA联盟成员,那些破事就不展开了。

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荣海运(EMC)集装箱船

说到联盟,简单交待一下:

2025年初,全球船公司联盟重组,目前主要有如下三个联盟:

一是双子星联盟(Gemini)成员有马士基(Maersk) 和赫伯罗特(Hapag-Lloyd)

二是OA联盟(Ocean Alliance):成员有中远海运(COSCO Shipping)、法国达飞(CMA CGM)、长荣(Evergreen) 和东方海外(OOCL)Ocean联盟没有变化。

三是PA联盟(Premier Alliance)成员有海洋网联船务(ONE)、韩新海运(HMM) 和阳明海运(Yang Ming)。目前最小的联盟。

2M联盟解体后,地中海航运(MSC)单飞,PA联盟在亚欧航线上合作,并与以星(ZIM)签署新的舱位互换和船舶共享协议。

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                                            船公司联盟重组2025

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物流启示录注:THE联盟,成员有赫伯罗特(Hapag-Lloyd)、海洋网联船务(ONE)、韩新海运(HMM) 和阳明海运(Yang Ming),于20251月解散。2M联盟,成员有地中海航运(MSC)、马士基(Maersk),于20252月解散。

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