According to the latest data released by Alphaliner, as of August 3rd, there were a total of 7,360 operational container ships globally, with a total capacity of 32.781 million TEU, equivalent to approximately 3.89 billion deadweight tons. The total capacity of the top three container shipping companies accounts for 46.85% of the global market.

The top three container shipping companies globally are as follows: Mediterranean Shipping Company (6.748 million TEU, accounting for 20.59%), Maersk Line (4.594 million TEU, accounting for 14.02%), and CMA CGM (4.016 million TEU, accounting for 12.25%).

Alphaliner notes that companies ranked 4th to 10th are: COSCO Shipping Group, Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Evergreen Line, Hyundai Merchant Marine, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation. The capacity of the top 7 companies exceeds 1.8 million TEU.

The companies ranked 11th to 20th are: Wan Hai Lines, Pacific International Lines, X-Press Feeders Group, Sinotrans Shipping, UniFeeder, Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), Korea Marine Transport Company (KMTC), Cheng Lie Navigation Company, Sea Lead Shipping, and Emirates Shipping Line.

Among the container shipping companies listed in mainland China, COSCO Shipping Group ranks 4th, Sinotrans Shipping ranks 14th, Tangshan Port Good Transport ranks 24th, Ningbo Ocean Shipping ranks 25th, Antong Holdings (Quanzhou Ansheng Shipping) ranks 26th, China Merchants Group ranks 31st, Zhongwai Shipping ranks 34th, Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping ranks 35th, China United Lines ranks 45th, Yangpu Xinyuan Shipping ranks 46th, Taicang Port Container Shipping ranks 59th, Dalian Xinfeng Shipping ranks 62nd, Dalian Jifa Bohai Shipping ranks 85th, Tianjin Datong Shipping ranks 88th, and Guangxi Hongxiang Shipping ranks 95th.