Key insights
- World's largest container liner
- MSC

Detailed statistics
Leading container ship operators - owned and chartered ships 2025
- Market share of 2M Alliance
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Detailed statistics
Market share of the largest container ship alliances 2012-2021
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Market overview
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- Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade 1980-2024
- Containerized cargo flows 2024, by trade route
- Largest container ports worldwide based on throughput 2024
- Container ship operator alliances' share of the global container fleet capacity 2024
- EBIT margins of main container shipping companies 2014-2025
- EBIT margin of selected container lines 2020-2023
Market overview
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Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade 1980-2024

Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade 1980-2024
Capacity of container ships in seaborne trade from 1980 to 2024 (in million dwt)
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Containerized cargo flows 2024, by trade route

Containerized cargo flows 2024, by trade route
Containerized cargo flows on major container trade routes in 2024, by trade route (in million TEUs)
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Largest container ports worldwide based on throughput 2024

Largest container ports worldwide based on throughput 2024
Largest container ports worldwide in 2024, based on throughput (in million TEUs)
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Container ship operator alliances' share of the global container fleet capacity 2024

Container ship operator alliances' share of the global container fleet capacity 2024
Container ship operator alliances' share of the global container fleet capacity as of November 2024
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EBIT margins of main container shipping companies 2014-2025

EBIT margins of main container shipping companies 2014-2025
Average EBIT margins of main container carriers from the first quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2025
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EBIT margin of selected container lines 2020-2023

EBIT margin of selected container lines 2020-2023
EBIT margin of selected container ship operators from 2020 to 2023
Global fleet
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- Leading container ship operators - owned and chartered ships 2025
- Leading container ship operators - share of world liner fleet 2024
- Leading container ship operators based on total TEUs 2025
- Leading container ship operators - owned and chartered TEUs 2025
- Number of orderbook ships of the leading container ship operators 2025
- Container ship operators based on TEU capacity of ships in order book 2025
Global fleet
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Leading container ship operators - owned and chartered ships 2025

Leading container ship operators - owned and chartered ships 2025
The world's leading container ship operators as of October, 2025, based on number of owned and chartered ships
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Leading container ship operators - share of world liner fleet 2024

Leading container ship operators - share of world liner fleet 2024
Leading ship operator's share of the world liner fleet as of December 2024
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Leading container ship operators based on total TEUs 2025

Leading container ship operators based on total TEUs 2025
Leading container ship operators worldwide as of July 14, 2025, based on TEU capacity
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Leading container ship operators - owned and chartered TEUs 2025

Leading container ship operators - owned and chartered TEUs 2025
Owned and chartered TEUs of the world's leading container ship operators as of July 14, 2025
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Number of orderbook ships of the leading container ship operators 2025

Number of orderbook ships of the leading container ship operators 2025
Number of ships in the world's leading container ship operators' order books as of November 27, 2025
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Container ship operators based on TEU capacity of ships in order book 2025

Container ship operators based on TEU capacity of ships in order book 2025
Order book TEUs of the world's leading container ship operators as of December 2, 2025
Financials
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- Monthly container freight rate index worldwide 2023-2026
- Operating profit of the global container shipping industry 2010-2024
- EBIT margins of main container shipping companies 2014-2025
- Average schedule reliability of major container liners 2020-2025
- Monthly schedule reliability of major container liners by carrier 2020-2025
- Monthly VLSFO price worldwide 2019-2025
Financials
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Monthly container freight rate index worldwide 2023-2026

Monthly container freight rate index worldwide 2023-2026
Global container freight rate index from January 12, 2023 to March 19, 2026 (in U.S. dollars per 40-foot container)
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Operating profit of the global container shipping industry 2010-2024

Operating profit of the global container shipping industry 2010-2024
Operating profit of container shipping companies between 2010 and 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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EBIT margins of main container shipping companies 2014-2025

EBIT margins of main container shipping companies 2014-2025
Average EBIT margins of main container carriers from the first quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2025
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Average schedule reliability of major container liners 2020-2025

Average schedule reliability of major container liners 2020-2025
Average monthly schedule reliability of main container carriers from January 2020 to December 2025
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Monthly schedule reliability of major container liners by carrier 2020-2025

Monthly schedule reliability of major container liners by carrier 2020-2025
Average monthly schedule reliability of main container carriers from November 2020 to January 2025, by carrier
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Monthly VLSFO price worldwide 2019-2025

Monthly VLSFO price worldwide 2019-2025
Average monthly price of very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) from November 2019 to August 2025 (in U.S. dollars per metric ton)
Fleet size of selected companies
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Fleet size of selected companies
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APM-Maersk - number of ships 2025

APM-Maersk - number of ships 2025
Number of APM-Maersk ships from February 2021 to August 2025
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APM-Maersk number of TEUs 2025

APM-Maersk number of TEUs 2025
Number of twenty-foot equivalent units of APM-Maersk from February 2021 to August 2025
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MSC - number of ships 2021-2024

MSC - number of ships 2021-2024
Mediterranean Shipping Company's number of ships from February 2021 to January 2024
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MSC - number of TEUs 2021-2024

MSC - number of TEUs 2021-2024
Mediterranean Shipping Company's number of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from February 2021 to November 2024
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CMA CGM Group - number of ships 2021-2023

CMA CGM Group - number of ships 2021-2023
Number of CMA CGM Group ships from February 2021 to May 2023
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TEU capacity of CMA CGM Group 2021-2025

TEU capacity of CMA CGM Group 2021-2025
Number of twenty-foot equivalent units of CMA CGM Group from February 2021 to October 2025
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COSCO Container - number of ships 2021-2023

COSCO Container - number of ships 2021-2023
COSCO Container's number of ships from February 2021 to May 2023
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TEU capacity COSCO Group 2021-2025

TEU capacity COSCO Group 2021-2025
Number of twenty-foot equivalent units of COSCO Group from February 2021 to October 2025
Financial figures of selected companies
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CMA CGM: revenue 2017-2024

CMA CGM: revenue 2017-2024
CMA CGM's revenue from FY 2017 to FY 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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CMA CGM net income 2019 to 2023

CMA CGM net income 2019 to 2023
Net income of CMA CGM from 2019 to 2023 (in million euros)
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COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue 2010-2024

COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue 2010-2024
Revenue of COSCO Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. from 2010 to 2024 (in billion yuan)
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Total assets of COSCO Shipping Holdings 2011-2023

Total assets of COSCO Shipping Holdings 2011-2023
Total assets of COSCO Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. from 2011 to 2023 (in billion yuan)
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Hapag-Lloyd's revenue 2018-2024

Hapag-Lloyd's revenue 2018-2024
Revenue of Hapag-Lloyd from FY 2018 to FY 2024 (in million euros)
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Hapag-Lloyd's EBIT 2018-2024

Hapag-Lloyd's EBIT 2018-2024
EBIT of Hapag-Lloyd from FY 2018 to FY 2024 (in million euros)
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Hapag-Lloyd's total assets 2018-2024

Hapag-Lloyd's total assets 2018-2024
Total assets of Hapag-Lloyd from FY 2018 to FY 2024 (in million euros)
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