Container Shipping Lines of 2026
Alphaliner end-H1 2026 TEU top 10; COSCO Holdings; orderbook and 2025 revenue.
Main table: end-H1 2026 capacity (Alphaliner)
Compiled 2026-08-12. Container News via Alphaliner, operated fleet TEU at end-H1 2026, including charters. MSC leads Maersk by more than 2.6 million TEU.
| # | Operator | TEU | Share | Orderbook (ships) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSC | 7,333,579 | 21.5% | 134 |
| 2 | Maersk | 4,723,293 | 13.8% | 88 |
| 3 | CMA CGM | 4,365,096 | 12.8% | 159 |
| 4 | COSCO Group | 3,633,023 | 10.6% | 138 |
| 5 | Hapag-Lloyd | 2,384,470 | 7.0% | 63 |
| 6 | ONE | 2,160,144 | 6.3% | 52 |
| 7 | Evergreen | 2,006,343 | 5.9% | 77 |
| 8 | HMM | 1,033,593 | 3.0% | 34 |
| 9 | Yang Ming | 741,640 | 2.2% | 16 |
| 10 | ZIM | 699,650 | 2.1% | 24 |
Top 10 ≈85% of world capacity. CMA CGM has the largest orderbook (159 ships), then COSCO 138, MSC 134. Loadstar / Alphaliner: CMA CGM added ~235,500 TEU in H1 (+5.7%), ahead of MSC (+205,000; +2.9%).
COSCO Shipping Holdings
Alphaliner’s COSCO Group is the operated group fleet. The listed co.’s AR says self-operated ~3.60 million TEU, 590 ships at 31 Dec 2025; owned + bareboat 75%.
| Metric | Figure | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Self-operated capacity | ~3.60m TEU / 590 ships | YE2025; COSCO Lines + OOCL |
| Liftings | 27.4345m TEU | FY2025; +5.76% |
| Container shipping revenue | CNY 210.731bn | −6.74%; GM 19.44% |
| Group revenue | CNY 219.504bn | −6.14%; parent net CNY 30.868bn |
| Orderbook | 54 ships / >820k TEU | YE; 42 methanol dual-fuel ~780k TEU ordered |
Evergreen and Yang Ming are also in the top 10 (Taiwan HQ); they stay off this COSCO Holdings table.
How this ranking is put together
Main table: Alphaliner operated TEU at end-H1 2026. COSCO Holdings uses the AR self-operated figure. Orderbook, alliances and 2025 revenue sit after the source table. Name tiles. Default rows are S–D.
| Source | Date | What it tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Container News · H1 2026 Alphaliner | end-H1 2026 | Top 10 TEU / share / orderbook ships |
| Loadstar · Alphaliner H1 growth | same half | CMA +235.5k TEU; MSC +205k |
| Hansa · Alphaliner 11 Jun 2026 | 11 Jun 2026 | MSC ~7.339m TEU / 21.6% (rolling) |
| COSCO Holdings 2025 AR | 31 Dec 2025 | Self-op 3.60m TEU; CNY 219.504bn |
| COSCO Holdings FY2025 results | same | Liftings 27.4345m TEU |
| Maersk FY2025 | FY2025 | Group $54.0bn; Ocean volume +4.9% |
| CMA CGM FY2025 | same | Group $54.4bn; shipping $34.3bn; 24.2m TEU |
| trans.info on Hapag-Lloyd | FY2025 | Group $21.1bn; 13.5m TEU (+8%) |
Orderbook
Same Alphaliner table: CMA CGM 159 ships, COSCO 138, MSC 134, Maersk 88, Evergreen 77, Hapag-Lloyd 63. Loadstar: CMA orderbook ~1.8m TEU vs Maersk ~1.2m TEU; Saadé aims for No. 2 by end-2027.
Alliances
After the 2025 reshuffle: Gemini (Maersk + Hapag-Lloyd), Ocean Alliance (CMA CGM + COSCO + Evergreen), Premier (ONE + HMM + Yang Ming). MSC and ZIM mostly standalone.
2025 revenue
Capacity ranks boxes; filings rank cash. Group totals often include logistics and terminals. $1 ≈ CNY 7.2.
| Company | Reported | ~USD | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMA CGM | $54.4bn | $54.4bn | Group; container shipping $34.3bn |
| Maersk | $54.0bn | $54.0bn | Group; EBITDA $9.5bn |
| COSCO Holdings | CNY 219.504bn | $30.5bn | Group; container shipping CNY 210.731bn |
| Hapag-Lloyd | $21.1bn | $21.1bn | Group; 13.5m TEU |
Maersk Ocean +4.9% volume, but rates soft; Q4 Ocean EBIT negative. CMA shipping −6.1%. COSCO Holdings container shipping −6.74%.
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