What is a container shipping carrier?

A container shipping carrier is a company that transports goods in standardized containers by sea, operating a fleet of vessels across global maritime routes and ports.

How does Seadex rank ocean carriers?

Seadex ranks ocean carriers across 16 objective criteria covering fleet size and capacity, network coverage, maritime routes and environmental performance, based on data aggregated from the world's container shipping companies.

What criteria are used to rank container shipping companies?

Companies are ranked on fleet size, TEU capacity, volume transported, ports coverage, global presence, maritime routes, energy efficiency and several CO₂ emission and reduction metrics.

How many shipping companies does Seadex reference?

Seadex references thousands of container shipping companies, including the major carriers grouped within the main global alliances.

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Compare carriers across 16 criteria: fleet size, capacity, coverage, sustainability and reliability. More than 200 carriers referenced.

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MSC

Mediterranean Shipping Compagny

MSCU · Switzerland

Vessels: 880
TEU Capacity: 5.8M

MSK

A.P. Moller - Maersk

MAEU · Denmark

Vessels: 715
TEU Capacity: 4.3M

CMA

CMA CGM Group

CMDU · France

Vessels: 658
TEU Capacity: 3.7M

COS

COSCO Shipping

COSU · China

Vessels: 516
TEU Capacity: 3.1M

HPL

Hapag-Lloyd

HLCU · Germany

Vessels: 299
TEU Capacity: 2.0M

ONE

Ocean Network Express

ONEY · Singapore

Vessels: 254
TEU Capacity: 1.8M

EMC

Evergreen marine Corporation OR Evergreen Line

EGLV · Taiwan

Vessels: 222
TEU Capacity: 1.8M

ZIM

ZIM Integrated Shipping

ZIMU · Israel

Vessels: 147
TEU Capacity: 0.8M

WHL

Wan Hai Lines

22AA · Taiwan

Vessels: 124
TEU Capacity: 0.5M

PIL

Pacific International Lines

PCIU · Singapore

Vessels: 101
TEU Capacity: 0.4M

YML

Yang Ming Line

YMLU · Taiwan

Vessels: 98
TEU Capacity: 0.8M

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How Seadex ranks ocean carriers

Seadex ranks container shipping companies across 16 objective criteria spanning their fleet, the ports they serve and their environmental performance, so you can compare carriers on the metrics that matter.

16 criteria used to rank carriers

Fleet Size
Volume Transported
Fleet Capacity
Ports Coverage
Global Presence
Maritime Routes
Energy Efficiency
Operational Efficiency
Container Safety
Total Emissions Reduction
Fleet Emissions Reduction
Alternative Fuels
Fleet Emissions
Total Company Emissions
CO2 Emissions (WtW)
Annual CO2 Reduction (Scope 1)

Each company profile details its fleet, alliances, subsidiaries and vessels. To track your containers across all these carriers from a single dashboard, Seadex relies on Safecube (opens in a new tab).

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