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Top 10 Container Shipping Companies in the World in

2012
By MI News Network | In: Know More | Last Updated on December 28, 2015

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The shipping industry is one of the most fast-paced and ever-developing streams, which
give rise to the facet of healthy competition among various shipping companies, vying
for absolute operational superiority.

2012 has seen several noteworthy trends in the shipping domain, with several shipping
line companies gaining forefront prominence. The liner fleet of these cargo shipping
companies have been extremely resourceful in their area of operations which has
resulted in some of the shipping companies being tagged as the ‘top shipping
companies in 2012.’

Ten such best shipping companies of 2012 can be listed as under from all over the
world.

1. A.P. Moller-Maersk: Founded in the early 20thcentury, the A.P. Moller-Maersk has
emerged as the first of the best shipping companies in 2012.
 Credits: maersklinesocial.com
With a market share contribution of over 15% in terms of Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit
(TEUs), the vessel fleet of the Danish conglomerate has unequivocally stamped its
domination in the cargo shipping domain.

2. Mediterranean Shipping Company: The Swiss conglomerate has in over four

decades of operational presence, gone on to become one of the most prolific shipping
companies in the world.
 Credits: hafen-hamburg.com
The more than 13% statistic in terms of TEUs shipped by the corporation’s fleet can be
considered as a worthy accounting for its prolificacy for 2012.

3. CMA CGM: CMA CGM contributed to around 9 percent of the world’s cargo shipping
share in the year 2012, which firmly placed the French Company as the third among the
world’s top shipping companies.
 Credits: cma-cgm.com
4. Evergreen Line: With a cargo shipping contribution share of almost 4.5% percent for
2012, the consortium of companies of the ‘Evergreen Group’ has been placed in the
fourth position among the world’s best shipping companies.
 Credit: NOAA
With respect to TEUs transited, the contribution of the consortium has amounted to over
700,000 tonnes for this year.

5. COSCO: The Chinese shipping empire COSCO Container Lines added a noteworthy
percentage addition of around 4.3 % to the global cargo shipping sector.
 Courtesy of COSCO
As compared to its 2011 statistic, the company’s totality of receipts spread across its
entirety of operational routes increased by over 17%. These substantial value additions
have also resulted in the Chinese corporation featuring 5th in the top 10 shipping
companies list

6. Hapag-Lloyd: The German corporation featuring 6th in the compilation of best

shipping companies in 2012 contributed to almost 4th percent to the global shipping
totality.

Though the company has been a part of the global shipping panorama for around 42-
years, its successful presence can be credited to the fruitful merger between two
different global maritime leaders of the past two centuries.

7. Hanjin Shipping: A 3.5% offering to the global maritime cargo operations accounted
for the South Korean maritime giant featuring seventh in this digest.

The South Korean shipping empire since its inception in the late 1940s and its
successful amalgamation in the late 1980s, has constantly brought about positively
pivotal changes to the existing global maritime operations.
8. APL: A shipping concern that will soon celebrate its 165 th year of shipping presence,
the APL (American President Lines) features 8th in this list.

APL’s liner fleet contributed a remarkable statistic of about 3.4 % with respect to the
TEUs shipped across the global maritime channels.

9. CSCL: CSCL (China Shipping Container Lines) provided a qualitative cargo shipping
value substantiation of around 3.3 % for 2012.

Representation Image – Photograph by Hasitha Kumarapperuma

Although the shipping company doesn’t boast of fruitful history charted over the course
of decades and centuries, it has in its over 15-years of existence still managed to gain
world-wide command and appreciation for its cargo shipping operations.

10. MOL: MOL or Mitsui OSK Lines is the only Japanese shipping corporation to be
outlined in this compilation of cargo shipping companies.
 Credits: molpower.com
The company’s global shipping contribution was pegged at 3 % while its TEU
contribution was tabulated at slightly over 500,000 tonnes. The Japanese corporation
bears a rich history spread over 125 years, with versatile maritime operations to
substantiate the same.

Reference: alphaliner

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Comments

1. preet kumar says

June 30, 2014 at 6:57 pm

my dremai is becom no 1 offsear in the warld of shipping company & some new
discovery in this field or mostly this work in INDIA and enjoied evry indian .
so please advisde me in this line and i will be joine the INTERNATINOAL MARITIME
ACADMY in chennai (INDIA) for DNS (Diploma Notical Sceince)

2. Anish says

July 1, 2014 at 12:30 pm

Dear Preet,
 The current job market situation is not good and you need to ensure to get in a good
college with sponsored seat for a training ship after completion of your course.

3. ruchita kadam says

July 13, 2014 at 9:05 pm

I have enrolled for the diploma course for customs clearance & freight forwarding from
university of mumbai . have completed my graduation in BMS & even have a working
knowledge of working in the the same field for past 2 years ..m i eligible to apper for the
rule 6 exam which will be held the coming year ???

4. Anil kumar chaudhary says

July 24, 2014 at 9:54 pm

sir please suggest how to get job in the top shiping company and is it necessary to be
sponsored before getting the college? please tell me about the MERI, KOLKATA college
i am going to take admission in this. please tell me about the placement in MERI

5. Anish says
 July 25, 2014 at 10:26 am
@ Anil:

You can ask your question at our seafarers forums for speedy reply and multiple
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Just go to “Join Merchant Navy” and start a “New Topic” with your que.

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September 4, 2014 at 5:22 pm

Sir
Please suggest me how to exports ship spyer parts in shipping companys.
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January 30, 2015 at 8:49 pm

dear ma’am/sir

i am marine engr.student of polyticnic college from philippines,since when i was young i

am very interested to join a US NAVY..
Ma’am/sir can you please teach me or suggest me how to become a US NAVY even a
non citezen’s there..is it have a posibility to join?

thank u so much……

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