Largest Container Shipping Companies 2026
Source:
Alphaliner, via Wikipedia
Key Findings
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MSC leads in Fleet Capacity (TEU) with 7,318,632 in 2026.
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Average Fleet Capacity (TEU) in 2026: 2,026,066 · median: 1,029,773.
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Gap in 2026: MSC is 44.3× larger than Unifeeder.
About This Dataset
Largest Container Shipping Companies 2026
Fleet capacity in twenty-foot equivalent units as of April 2026, the standard measure of how much a container line can carry. Capacity counts both owned and chartered ships, so a line that leases much of its fleet ranks on what it operates rather than on what it owns.
Analysis
MSC operates 7,318,632 TEU of capacity, 21.6% of the world fleet and 1.6 times the 4,647,588 TEU of Maersk. The 15 lines here control 30,390,992 TEU between them, 89.7% of world capacity. The top five alone hold 65.6%. 9 of the 15 are headquartered in Asia.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Alphaliner, via Wikipedia
- Coverage
- 15 entities · 2026 · 15 observations
- Measure
- Fleet Capacity (TEU)
- Last updated
- 7 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.
Data Sources & References
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