Maersk is no longer the world's largest container line as MSC takes the top spot
The Mediterranean Shipping Company has overtaken Denmark's Maersk to become the world's largest container line.
MSC's rise to the top came on Wednesday when the Swiss-Italian company took delivery of a container ship in Singapore, according toWith its new acquisition, MSC's fleet can now carry 4.3 million standard 20-foot containers — about 2,000 more than Maersk. MSC and Maersk now each have a market share of 17% in container shipping — ahead of CMA CGM, COSCO, and Hapag-Lloyd, according toCollectively, the world's top five container shipping lines account for about 65% of the market.
MSC's move up the chart comes after a bumper year for container shipping as the world grapples with a"Contrary to most other major ocean carriers, which reached their positions in the top ten through a series of mergers and acquisitions, MSC's rise to the top was entirely organic," said Alphaliner. MSC has been adding more container capacity and has bought 128 secondhand container ships in recent years —"an unprecedented number in shipping history," said Alphaliner.Insider's Emma CosgroveAlphaliner expects MSC to continue consolidating its position as the world's top container shipping line beyond 2022, as it has ordered more ships than other carriers.
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