All ocean container carriers

265 liner profiles, indexed by country

ContainerPulse maintains profiles on 265 ocean container carriers worldwide. The list below is organised by carrier headquarters country and covers the deep-sea mainline operators, regional intra-Asia and intra-European feeders, niche reefer specialists, NVOCCs that file their own prefixes, and a handful of legacy brands that survive only as equipment marques. Click through any carrier name for the full profile: BIC prefixes, fleet capacity, alliance membership, head office, contact details and the trade lanes they actually call.

Algeria (2)

CNAN Med — SCAC CNAN; founded 1964; 17 vessels.
Hyproc Shipping — SCAC HYPC; founded 1982; 13 vessels.

Argentina (1)

Transmares Lineas Maritimas — SCAC TRMS; founded 1985; 4 vessels.

Australia (2)

ANL — SCAC ANNU; founded 1956; 35 vessels.
Reef Shipping — SCAC REEF; founded 1980; 8 vessels.

Barbados (1)

Carib Link — SCAC CRBL; founded 1996; 4 vessels.

Belgium (2)

Seatrade — SCAC SEAT; founded 1951; 50 vessels.
Ship&Co Lines — SCAC SCCL; founded 2014; 6 vessels.

Brazil (2)

Aliança Navegação — SCAC ANRM; founded 1947; 7 vessels.
Log-In Logistica — SCAC LGIN; founded 2007; 6 vessels.

Canada (3)

Fairmont Shipping — SCAC FRMS; founded 1976; 8 vessels.
Fednav — SCAC FDNV; founded 1944; 60 vessels.
Oceanex — SCAC OCEX; founded 1994; 4 vessels.

Chile (2)

Agunsa Lines — SCAC AGUN; founded 1960; 4 vessels.
CSAV (Legacy) — SCAC CSAV; founded 1872; 0 vessels.

China (15)

Antong Holdings — SCAC ANTU; founded 2001; 117 vessels.
China Foreign Trade Transportation — SCAC CFTT; founded 1995; 0 vessels.
China United Lines — SCAC CULU; founded 2018; 36 vessels.
COSCO Shipping — SCAC COSU; founded 1961; 528 vessels.
Fujian Grand Ocean — SCAC FGOC; founded 2004; 5 vessels.
Great China Shipping — SCAC GCSC; founded 1998; 7 vessels.
Huaxin Shipping — SCAC HXSL; founded 1999; 8 vessels.
Ningbo Ocean Shipping — SCAC NBOC; founded 1987; 12 vessels.
Qingdao Yangfan — SCAC QDYF; founded 2003; 4 vessels.
Shanghai Jin Jiang Shipping — SCAC JJSC; founded 1996; 40 vessels.
Shanghai Puhai Shipping — SCAC SPSC; founded 2005; 6 vessels.
Sinotrans Container Lines — SCAC SNLT; founded 1992; 33 vessels.
Sinotrans Container Service — SCAC SCSC; founded 2002; 0 vessels.
Tian Rong Shipping — SCAC TRSC; founded 2007; 5 vessels.
Yangzi River Shipping — SCAC YZRS; founded 1980; 25 vessels.

Cyprus (5)

Atlas Marine Cyprus — SCAC AMCY; founded 2010; 4 vessels.
Borealis Finance — SCAC BORE; founded 2018; 9 vessels.
ICA Shipping — SCAC ICAS; founded 2008; 4 vessels.
Northern Shipping — SCAC NORS; founded 1998; 20 vessels.
Sealane Shipping — SCAC SLNS; founded 2005; 5 vessels.

DPRK (1)

Namu Shipping — SCAC NMSL; founded 1976; 5 vessels.

Denmark (8)

DFDS Logistics — SCAC DFDS; founded 1866; 80 vessels.
Feeder Association Line — SCAC FALS; founded 2014; 4 vessels.
Maersk Line — SCAC MAEU; founded 1904; 707 vessels.
Norden — SCAC NRDU; founded 1871; 270 vessels.
Panalpina (DSV) — SCAC PANA; founded 1976; 0 vessels.
Safmarine (Maersk Brand) — SCAC SAFM; founded 1946; 0 vessels.
Thorco Projects — SCAC THCP; founded 2010; 60 vessels.
Unifeeder — SCAC UFEE; founded 1977; 80 vessels.

Egypt (3)

Egyptian International Shipping — SCAC EISC; founded 1980; 6 vessels.
National Navigation Company — SCAC NNCE; founded 1980; 8 vessels.
Nile Steamship — SCAC NSTM; founded 1933; 18 vessels.

Finland (3)

Containerships — SCAC CSCC; founded 1966; 21 vessels.
Finnlines — SCAC FNLN; founded 1947; 22 vessels.
Transfennica — SCAC TFEN; founded 1976; 17 vessels.

France (9)

Bollore Logistics — SCAC BLLG; founded 1822; 0 vessels.
Brittany Ferries Cargo — SCAC BRTF; founded 1973; 12 vessels.
CEVA Logistics — SCAC CEVA; founded 2007; 0 vessels.
CMA CGM — SCAC CMDU; founded 1978; 644 vessels.
CMA CGM Indian Ocean — SCAC CGIN; founded 2005; 12 vessels.
Delmas (Legacy) — SCAC DLLM; founded 1867; 0 vessels.
Deltamar Lines — SCAC DLTA; founded 1995; 5 vessels.
Geodis — SCAC GEDS; founded 1995; 0 vessels.
Marfret — SCAC MRFU; founded 1953; 14 vessels.

Germany (18)

BBC Chartering — SCAC BBCH; founded 1997; 165 vessels.
Contargo — SCAC CNTG; founded 2004; 0 vessels.
DHL Global Forwarding — SCAC DHLC; founded 1969; 0 vessels.
Europacific Line — SCAC EUPC; founded 2016; 4 vessels.
European Shipping Line — SCAC ESLU; founded 2010; 4 vessels.
Geesthacht Line — SCAC GSTL; founded 2002; 4 vessels.
Hamburg Sud (Legacy) — SCAC SUDU; founded 1871; 130 vessels.
Hapag-Lloyd — SCAC HLCU; founded 1970; 308 vessels.
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics — SCAC HWLW; founded 1871; 0 vessels.
Leschaco — SCAC LSCH; founded 1879; 0 vessels.
Marlink Cargo Lines — SCAC MRLC; founded 2018; 3 vessels.
Neska Container Line — SCAC NESK; founded 1987; 0 vessels.
North Sea Baltic Lines — SCAC NSBL; founded 2012; 4 vessels.
Rickmers Linie — SCAC RICK; founded 1834; 8 vessels.
Rohde & Liesenfeld — SCAC RLNV; founded 1922; 0 vessels.
Scandlines Cargo — SCAC SCDC; founded 1998; 9 vessels.
Sloman Neptun — SCAC SLNE; founded 1873; 22 vessels.
Team Lines — SCAC TLLU; founded 1991; 25 vessels.

Greece (9)

Anangel Maritime Services — SCAC ANGL; founded 1971; 35 vessels.
Costamare — SCAC CSTM; founded 1974; 80 vessels.
Danaos Corporation — SCAC DNAS; founded 1972; 71 vessels.
Diana Shipping — SCAC DSII; founded 1999; 40 vessels.
Feronia Group — SCAC FRNA; founded 2000; 4 vessels.
Navios Maritime Holdings — SCAC NMHL; founded 1954; 50 vessels.
Neda Maritime Agency — SCAC NMAG; founded 1981; 25 vessels.
Star Bulk Carriers — SCAC STBC; founded 2006; 130 vessels.
Tsakos Shipping — SCAC TSKS; founded 1970; 70 vessels.

Greenland (1)

Royal Arctic Line — SCAC RALU; founded 1973; 11 vessels.

Hong Kong (10)

Anglo-Eastern Univan — SCAC AEUV; founded 1974; 0 vessels.
Fleet Management Ltd. — SCAC FLTM; founded 1994; 0 vessels.
Hua Jin Shipping — SCAC HJSL; founded 2003; 14 vessels.
OOCL — SCAC OOLU; founded 1969; 105 vessels.
Pacific Basin Shipping — SCAC PCFB; founded 1987; 250 vessels.
Regal Shipping — SCAC RGSP; founded 2006; 4 vessels.
Seaspan Corporation — SCAC SSPN; founded 2000; 132 vessels.
TransGlobal Lines — SCAC TGLC; founded 2005; 5 vessels.
TS Lines — SCAC TSLG; founded 2001; 50 vessels.
Wallem Group — SCAC WLGM; founded 1903; 0 vessels.

Iceland (1)

Eimskip — SCAC EIMU; founded 1914; 22 vessels.

India (15)

Chowgule Steamships — SCAC CHOW; founded 1963; 6 vessels.
Essar Shipping — SCAC ESSR; founded 1945; 13 vessels.
Global Marine India — SCAC GMIL; founded 2009; 4 vessels.
Great Eastern Shipping — SCAC GESC; founded 1948; 45 vessels.
Greatship Global — SCAC GRSI; founded 2002; 30 vessels.
J. M. Baxi Group — SCAC JMBC; founded 1916; 0 vessels.
Modern Shipping — SCAC MDSL; founded 1989; 5 vessels.
Nautilus Shipping — SCAC NTLS; founded 2007; 4 vessels.
Shipping Corporation of India — SCAC SCIN; founded 1961; 59 vessels.
Shreyas Shipping — SCAC SHRS; founded 1988; 11 vessels.
Shri Ram Vessels — SCAC SRVL; founded 2008; 4 vessels.
Solar Shipping — SCAC SOLR; founded 1997; 6 vessels.
SSL Shipping — SCAC SSLS; founded 2009; 5 vessels.
Sun Marine Lines — SCAC SUMR; founded 2010; 4 vessels.
Transworld Group — SCAC TWGC; founded 1977; 30 vessels.

Indonesia (3)

Meratus Line — SCAC MRTL; founded 1957; 60 vessels.
Salam Pacific Indonesia — SCAC SPIL; founded 1970; 76 vessels.
Tanto Intim Line — SCAC TILU; founded 1969; 30 vessels.

Iran (1)

IRISL Group — SCAC IRSU; founded 1967; 154 vessels.

Ireland (1)

Irish Ferries Cargo — SCAC IRFC; founded 1973; 5 vessels.

Israel (1)

ZIM — SCAC ZIMU; founded 1945; 137 vessels.

Italy (8)

Cosiarma — SCAC COSI; founded 1981; 5 vessels.
Grimaldi Group — SCAC GRIU; founded 1947; 130 vessels.
Ignazio Messina — SCAC MESL; founded 1921; 11 vessels.
Ladi Azzurri Shipping — SCAC LDAZ; founded 2015; 3 vessels.
Med Bulk Lines — SCAC MBLS; founded 2005; 8 vessels.
Med Feeder — SCAC MFEE; founded 2008; 6 vessels.
Sicula Mediterraneo Lines — SCAC SCML; founded 2003; 4 vessels.
Tarros Group — SCAC TRRS; founded 1830; 13 vessels.

Japan (8)

Interasia Lines — SCAC IALL; founded 1967; 16 vessels.
K Line (Legacy) — SCAC KKLU; founded 1919; 0 vessels.
Kyowa Shipping — SCAC KYOS; founded 1947; 5 vessels.
MOL (Legacy) — SCAC MOLU; founded 1884; 0 vessels.
NYK Line (Legacy) — SCAC NYKS; founded 1885; 0 vessels.
Sasaki Shipping — SCAC SASK; founded 1922; 6 vessels.
TS Lines Japan — SCAC TSLJ; founded 2004; 12 vessels.
Yusen Logistics — SCAC YULC; founded 2010; 0 vessels.

Marshall Islands (1)

Interlink Maritime — SCAC INTL; founded 2013; 50 vessels.

Mauritius (1)

Mauritius Shipping — SCAC MSCM; founded 1986; 4 vessels.

Mexico (3)

Linea Peninsular — SCAC LPSL; founded 1998; 4 vessels.
Naviera Ulises — SCAC NULI; founded 2003; 4 vessels.
TMM Lines — SCAC TMML; founded 1955; 6 vessels.

Morocco (2)

Comanav — SCAC CMNV; founded 1946; 14 vessels.
North African Line — SCAC NAFL; founded 2005; 4 vessels.

Netherlands (5)

Danser Group — SCAC DNSR; founded 1983; 0 vessels.
Dutch Direct Line — SCAC DDLB; founded 1996; 7 vessels.
Europa Feeder Service — SCAC EUFS; founded 1999; 5 vessels.
Samskip — SCAC SAMS; founded 1990; 30 vessels.
Spliethoff Group — SCAC SPLT; founded 1921; 100 vessels.

New Zealand (3)

Neptune Pacific Direct Line — SCAC NPDL; founded 1976; 14 vessels.
Pacific Direct Line — SCAC PDLI; founded 1995; 5 vessels.
Sofrana Lines — SCAC SOFR; founded 1976; 6 vessels.

Nigeria (2)

Afrigate Lines — SCAC AFGT; founded 2014; 4 vessels.
Nigerian National Shipping — SCAC NNSL; founded 1958; 4 vessels.

Norway (1)

Wallenius Wilhelmsen — SCAC WALW; founded 1999; 130 vessels.

Pakistan (1)

Sea Lines Pakistan — SCAC SELP; founded 1980; 5 vessels.

Philippines (3)

Asian Marine Transport — SCAC AMTU; founded 1993; 11 vessels.
Lorenzo Shipping — SCAC LRZS; founded 1971; 8 vessels.
Philippine Maritime — SCAC PMLI; founded 1990; 9 vessels.

Poland (1)

Polish Steamship Company — SCAC PZMS; founded 1951; 60 vessels.

Qatar (2)

Milaha Lines — SCAC MILA; founded 1957; 22 vessels.
Ras Laffan Shipping — SCAC RLSC; founded 2006; 4 vessels.

Russia (5)

FESCO — SCAC FESO; founded 1880; 22 vessels.
Modul Shipping — SCAC MDLS; founded 2002; 5 vessels.
Russian Container Shipping — SCAC RUSC; founded 1995; 6 vessels.
SASCO — SCAC SASC; founded 1945; 11 vessels.
TransContainer — SCAC TCNT; founded 2003; 0 vessels.

Saudi Arabia (2)

Bahri — SCAC BHRI; founded 1978; 88 vessels.
CSL Arabia — SCAC CSAR; founded 2004; 4 vessels.

Singapore (16)

Advanced Container Line — SCAC ADCL; founded 2011; 4 vessels.
ASEAN Seas Lines — SCAC ASEN; founded 2015; 4 vessels.
Asia Pacific Shipping — SCAC APSL; founded 2009; 5 vessels.
Bengal Tiger Line — SCAC BTLU; founded 1989; 12 vessels.
Concord Shipping — SCAC CDSL; founded 2010; 5 vessels.
FreightWise Lines — SCAC FRWS; founded 2017; 4 vessels.
Mariana Express Lines — SCAC MXPL; founded 2008; 12 vessels.
MELL — SCAC MELL; founded 2008; 12 vessels.
Ocean Network Express — SCAC ONEY; founded 2017; 244 vessels.
Pacific International Lines — SCAC PCIU; founded 1967; 88 vessels.
Samudera Shipping — SCAC SMDU; founded 1964; 33 vessels.
Sea Shuttle Lines — SCAC SSLU; founded 2010; 7 vessels.
Swire Shipping — SCAC SWWA; founded 1872; 35 vessels.
Thome Group — SCAC THME; founded 1963; 0 vessels.
Transasia Carriers — SCAC TASU; founded 1995; 8 vessels.
X-Press Feeders — SCAC XPRS; founded 1972; 100 vessels.

South Korea (10)

Dong Jin Shipping — SCAC DJSC; founded 1972; 14 vessels.
EUKOR Car Carriers — SCAC EUKR; founded 2002; 90 vessels.
Heung-A Line — SCAC HASL; founded 1961; 17 vessels.
HMM — SCAC HDMU; founded 1976; 75 vessels.
Hyundai Glovis — SCAC HGLO; founded 2001; 90 vessels.
KMTC Line — SCAC KMTU; founded 1954; 70 vessels.
Namsung Shipping — SCAC NSSL; founded 1953; 20 vessels.
Pan Continental Shipping — SCAC PCSL; founded 1989; 11 vessels.
Sinokor Merchant Marine — SCAC SKLU; founded 1989; 64 vessels.
SM Line — SCAC SMLM; founded 2016; 38 vessels.

Spain (3)

Balearia Cargo — SCAC BLRA; founded 1998; 30 vessels.
Boluda Lines — SCAC BOLU; founded 1837; 9 vessels.
Naviera Armas — SCAC NAVA; founded 1941; 25 vessels.

Sweden (2)

Stena Bulk — SCAC STBL; founded 1939; 110 vessels.
Stena Line Cargo — SCAC STEN; founded 1962; 38 vessels.

Switzerland (4)

Kuehne+Nagel — SCAC KNCL; founded 1890; 0 vessels.
MSC — SCAC MSCU; founded 1970; 875 vessels.
Trafigura Maritime — SCAC TRFG; founded 1993; 0 vessels.
Vitol Shipping — SCAC VITS; founded 1966; 0 vessels.

Taiwan (4)

Cheng Lie Navigation — SCAC CHNL; founded 1996; 16 vessels.
Evergreen Marine — SCAC EGLV; founded 1968; 215 vessels.
Wan Hai Lines — SCAC WHLC; founded 1965; 153 vessels.
Yang Ming — SCAC YMLU; founded 1972; 91 vessels.

Thailand (2)

RCL Feeder — SCAC RCLU; founded 1988; 49 vessels.
Thai International Sea Lines — SCAC THSL; founded 2002; 6 vessels.

Tunisia (2)

Sotraship Lines — SCAC SOTR; founded 1976; 5 vessels.
Tunis Shipping Lines — SCAC TSLT; founded 1995; 3 vessels.

Turkey (2)

Akkon Lines — SCAC AKKN; founded 1989; 11 vessels.
Arkas Line — SCAC ARKL; founded 1944; 56 vessels.

UAE (13)

Anbar Shipping — SCAC ANBR; founded 2014; 6 vessels.
Balaji Shipping — SCAC BLJS; founded 2003; 5 vessels.
Dolphin Shipping — SCAC DLSP; founded 2009; 5 vessels.
DP World Cargo Services — SCAC DPWC; founded 1999; 0 vessels.
Emirates Shipping Line — SCAC ESPU; founded 2006; 16 vessels.
Global Feeder Shipping — SCAC GFSU; founded 2018; 23 vessels.
Gulf Agency Company (GAC) — SCAC GACC; founded 1956; 0 vessels.
National Marine Dredging — SCAC NMDC; founded 1976; 80 vessels.
Salam International Shipping — SCAC SISL; founded 2011; 4 vessels.
Topaz Energy and Marine — SCAC TPZM; founded 2002; 100 vessels.
Transworld Feeders — SCAC TWFF; founded 2007; 19 vessels.
UASC (Legacy) — SCAC UASC; founded 1976; 0 vessels.
White Line Shipping — SCAC WLSL; founded 2013; 5 vessels.

UK (10)

Africa Express Line — SCAC AELS; founded 1989; 6 vessels.
Anglo International Shipping — SCAC AISP; founded 1995; 4 vessels.
Borchard Lines — SCAC BORD; founded 1933; 12 vessels.
Ellerman City Liners — SCAC ELCS; founded 2021; 4 vessels.
Geest Line — SCAC GEES; founded 1937; 4 vessels.
Global Ship Lease — SCAC GSLU; founded 2007; 68 vessels.
P&O Ferries Cargo — SCAC PROF; founded 1837; 20 vessels.
ShipSmart Container Line — SCAC SHSM; founded 2018; 4 vessels.
Trafalgar Lines — SCAC TRFL; founded 2012; 4 vessels.
V.Group — SCAC VGRP; founded 1984; 0 vessels.

USA (26)

Alaska Marine Lines — SCAC AKML; founded 1981; 14 vessels.
Atlantic Container Line — SCAC ACLU; founded 1967; 5 vessels.
Atlas Shipping — SCAC ATSA; founded 1990; 4 vessels.
Bering Marine — SCAC BRNG; founded 1979; 8 vessels.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide — SCAC CHRW; founded 1905; 0 vessels.
Crowley Maritime — SCAC CMCU; founded 1892; 29 vessels.
Expeditors International — SCAC EXDO; founded 1979; 0 vessels.
Global Container Lines — SCAC GCLN; founded 1995; 5 vessels.
Great Lakes Shipping — SCAC GLSC; founded 1978; 12 vessels.
Great White Fleet — SCAC GWFC; founded 2007; 20 vessels.
Holland America Line Cargo — SCAC HLAM; founded 1873; 0 vessels.
Horizon Lines (Legacy) — SCAC HRZU; founded 2003; 0 vessels.
Intermarine — SCAC INTU; founded 1990; 16 vessels.
King Ocean Services — SCAC KOSL; founded 1981; 14 vessels.
Matson — SCAC MATS; founded 1882; 30 vessels.
Pasha Hawaii — SCAC PASH; founded 2005; 6 vessels.
Polar Shipping — SCAC POLR; founded 1981; 5 vessels.
Polynesia Line — SCAC POLN; founded 1981; 4 vessels.
Saltchuk Resources — SCAC SLTK; founded 1982; 50 vessels.
Seaboard Marine — SCAC SMLU; founded 1983; 30 vessels.
Sealand Maersk — SCAC SEJJ; founded 1960; 60 vessels.
TOTE Maritime — SCAC TOTE; founded 1975; 6 vessels.
Trailer Bridge — SCAC TRBR; founded 1991; 9 vessels.
Tropical Shipping — SCAC TSGS; founded 1963; 18 vessels.
Westwood Shipping Lines — SCAC WWSU; founded 1982; 7 vessels.
World Direct Shipping — SCAC WRDS; founded 2014; 3 vessels.

Vietnam (4)

Haiphong Shipping — SCAC HPSL; founded 1969; 6 vessels.
Mekong Line — SCAC MKLN; founded 2008; 6 vessels.
Viconship Lines — SCAC VCSL; founded 1985; 5 vessels.
Vinalines Container — SCAC VNLC; founded 1995; 5 vessels.