Big Gets Bigger as Largest Container Carriers Continue Growth

Big Gets Bigger as Largest Container Carriers Continue Growth

The largest container carriers are continuing their capacity growth, although at a slower pace so far in 2025, according to a new report from Alphali...

Shipping lines are sub-letting tonnage to profit from firm charter market - The Loadstar

Charter rates continue to defy the freight market, with HMM sub-letting a chartered vessel to MSC for a rate three times what the South Korean carrier is paying. According to Linerlytica, at the start of this month, the 2006-built 6,765 teu Hyundai Singaporem which HMM chartered from Navios Maritime Partners for $21,350 a day until December 2028, has been re-let to MSC for $65,000 a day for a year. Prior to that, ... The post Shipping lines are …

MSC pulls away from rest of liner pack as fleet hits 6.6m teu

French carrier CMA CGM’s fleet breaches 4m teu to close in on second-largest carrier, Maersk

CMA CGM hits 4m teu milestone

Alphaliner is reporting French container shipping giant CMA CGM has officially crossed the 4m teu threshold in operated capacity this week. The achievement cements CMA CGM’s position as the world’s third-largest container carrier, trailing only MSC (6.7m teu) and Maersk (4.6m teu). This latest milestone represents a quadrupling of CMA CGM’s size over the past …