Top 10 Container Shipping Companies

Top 10 Container Shipping Companies in the World in 2012

1. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (Denmark)

A.P. Moller – Maersk Group is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, with subsidiaries and offices in more than 135 countries worldwide and around 108,000 employees.It ranked 147 on the Fortune Global 500 list for 2010, down from 106 in 2009. It was Founded in 1904 and marks 15% of TEU market share contribution.






2. Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. (Switzerland)

Geneva, Switzerland based Mediteranean Shipping Company is to be the world's second-largest shipping line in terms of container vessel capacity. It started the business in 1970. The more than 13% statistic in terms of TEUs shipped by the corporation's fleet was recorded in the industry.






3. CMA CGM (France)

CMA CGM is headquartered in Marseille, France and founded in 1978. The trade done by this company accounts for 9% of the world's container shipping share. It operates by 200 shipping routes between 400 ports in 150 different countries.





4. Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan)

Evergreen Marine Corporation was established in 1968. In 2012, this company recorded almost 4.5% of container shipping market share with 700,000 tonnes for this year. The majority of Evergreen's

shipping containers are painted green with the word "Evergreen" placed on the sides in white letters.





5. COSCO (China)

Even though China has the number one container handling port, Shanghai, the single company seems not to handle such big shipping demand. COSCO was established in 1961 and is headquartered in Beijing. It is a goverment-owned company and marked 4.3% contribution to the total market share in the world.





6. Hapag-Llyod (Germany)

The german corporation is based on Hamburg, where one of the biggest port in the world is located. It contributed 4 percent to the global shipping totality. This company was formed in 1970 as a merger of two 19th century companies, Hapag and North German Lloyd (NGL).


7. Hanjin Shipping (Korea Republic)

Hanjin Shipping started its business in 1949. Its fleet consists of some 200 containerships, bulk and LNG carriers. A 3.5% offering made in 2012 made the South Korean maritime giant mark at seventh in the field.




8. American Public Lines (Singapore)

This company has relatively long history of operation. APL was established in 1848 and the original name was Pacific Mail Steamship Company. They changed their name a few times later and now the headquarter is located in Singapore. It contributes 3.4% in terms of the TEUs shipped across the global maritime ports.





9. China Shipping Container Lines (China)

Since initiation of the service in 1997, CSCL has concentrated on container transportation and developed itself to the top ten container shipping companies. On the contrary to APL, CSCL has only 15 years of history. It recorded 3.3% market share in 2012.





10. Mitsui O.S.K (Japan)

The Japanese company started its business in 1884. It marked 3% of TEU contribution in 2012, with over 500,000 tonnes of container transportation. This company is based in three cities in Japan, Toranomon, Minato and Tokyo.


Reference :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maersk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Shipping_Company

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMA_CGM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Marine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COSCO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapag-Lloyd

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanjin_Shipping

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_President_Lines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Shipping_Container_Lines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsui_O.S.K._Lines