List of freight ship companies facts for kids
This is a list of freighter shipping fleets. The largest shipping companies are European and Asian.
History
The growth of container transport fleets began in the 1950s.
List
This list is in order of size, with the largest first. In 2009, for example, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) was the tenth in size worldwide.
This list is in a table format:
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Rank | Name | Location | Vessels | TEUs |
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1 | Maersk Line (A. P. Moller-Maersk Group) | Denmark | 514 | 1,939,773 |
2 | Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) | Switzerland | 367 | 1,451,270 |
3 | CMA CM (Compagnie Générale Maritime) | France | 306 | 999,205 |
4 | Evergreen Marine | Taiwan | 141 | 540,163 |
5 | American President Lines (APL) | Singapore | 128 | 518,566 |
6 | Hapag-Lloyd | Germany | 115 | 485,104 |
7 | China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) | China | 142 | 556,444 |
8 | China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) | China | 118 | 434,991 |
9 | Hanjin Shipping | Korea | 67 | 407,102 |
10 | Nippon Yusen (NYK) | Japan | 99 | 398,446 |
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