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List of largest container shipping companies

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Includes Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, HDS Lines, Valfajre Eight Shipping Company, and Khazar Shipping Company
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Includes Advance Container Line (ACL), Pacific Direct Line (PDL), and Mariana Express Lines Ltd. (MELL)
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for the container line with the largest shipping capacity for the first time since 1996.
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Essberger 1346:Orient Overseas (International) Limited 1850: 444:Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation 1543: 1361:, Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores ( 1315:, Mercosul Line, and Containerships 13: 1571:Major container shipping companies 673:Korea Marine Transport Corporation 14: 1874: 1394:(MOL) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ( 1309:Compagnie Marocaine de Navigation 36:This is a list of the 30 largest 1221: 1185: 1149: 1113: 1077: 1041: 1005: 969: 932: 895: 859: 823: 787: 751: 715: 679: 642: 606: 569: 532: 496: 490:Zim Integrated Shipping Services 449: 403: 366: 320: 273: 236: 198: 152: 106: 1457:List of busiest container ports 1452:List of largest container ships 1432: 1423: 1414: 1401: 1522: 1498: 1474: 1462:List of freight ship companies 1380: 1351: 1342:Orient Overseas Container Line 1334:China Shipping Container Lines 1318: 1289: 1265: 1256: 100:Mediterranean Shipping Company 1: 1532:. Journal of Commerce Online. 1467: 854:Zhonggu Logistics Corporation 1858:Container shipping companies 1367:United Arab Shipping Company 361:Evergreen Marine Corporation 22:intermodal freight transport 7: 1863:Lists of shipping companies 1792:Pacific International Lines 1445: 1371:Nile Dutch Investments B.V. 563:Pacific International Lines 46:twenty-foot equivalent unit 10: 1879: 1000:Global Feeder Shipping LLC 1824: 1769: 1699: 1627: 1584: 1577: 1036:Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co. 44:, ranked in order of the 1486:alphaliner.axsmarine.com 1305:Australian National Line 1297:American President Lines 1249: 963:Regional Container Lines 818:Sinokor Merchant Marine 1072:Emirates Shipping Line 1739:Ocean Network Express 1311:(Comanav), CNC Line, 474:(until February 2025) 428:(until February 2025) 345:(until February 2025) 314:Ocean Network Express 298:(until February 2025) 177:(until February 2025) 131:(until February 2025) 1338:China Shipping Group 1326:COSCO Shipping Lines 1301:Neptune Orient Lines 1085:United Arab Emirates 1013:United Arab Emirates 230:COSCO Shipping Lines 1837:United States Lines 1411:and Uniglory Marine 1392:Mitsui O.S.K. 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shipping lines
intermodal freight transport
international trade
container shipping
twenty-foot equivalent unit
MSC
Maersk
Hanjin Shipping
Mediterranean Shipping Company
Switzerland
Maersk
Denmark
CMA CGM
France
COSCO Shipping Lines
China
Hapag-Lloyd
Germany
Ocean Network Express
Japan
Evergreen Marine Corporation
Taiwan
HMM Co. Ltd.
South Korea
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation
Taiwan
Zim Integrated Shipping Services
Israel
Wan Hai Lines
Taiwan

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