MSC became the first liner company to exceed 6 million TEU in capacity
According to the latest data released by Alphaliner, as of July 22, the total operating capacity of Mediterranean Shipping (MSC) exceeded 6 million TEU to 6,012,214TEU, with a total of 844 vessels in operation, accounting for 20.0% of the global capacity share. Among them, there are 546 owned vessels of 3,041,910TEU, 298 chartered vessels of 2,970,304TEU, and 100 ordered vessels of 1,206,754TEU.
As a result, MSC became the first liner company to exceed 6 million TEU in capacity. Previously, the industry has said that if MSC's operating capacity exceeds 6 million TEU, it will achieve "a capacity to match an alliance", and now it is true.
Among them, MSC became a single carrier, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd formed THE "Twin Star" alliance, THE members of the ocean alliance remained unchanged, still are CMA CGM Group, COSCO Shipping consolidation + Orient Overseas, Evergreen Shipping, the alliance after Hapag-Lloyd left, only Ocean Network shipping (ONE), HMM and Yangming Shipping.
According to Alphaliner's statistics, THE Ocean Alliance currently operates a total capacity of 8,689,203TEU, the Gemini Alliance 6,518,160TEU and The Alliance 3,448,653TEU.
Some analysts predict that after the cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd in February 2025, MSC's fleet size is expected to reach 7.17 million TEU, slightly higher than Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd's combined 7.08 million TEU.
As a result, MSC became the first liner company to exceed 6 million TEU in capacity. Previously, the industry has said that if MSC's operating capacity exceeds 6 million TEU, it will achieve "a capacity to match an alliance", and now it is true.
Among them, MSC became a single carrier, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd formed THE "Twin Star" alliance, THE members of the ocean alliance remained unchanged, still are CMA CGM Group, COSCO Shipping consolidation + Orient Overseas, Evergreen Shipping, the alliance after Hapag-Lloyd left, only Ocean Network shipping (ONE), HMM and Yangming Shipping.
According to Alphaliner's statistics, THE Ocean Alliance currently operates a total capacity of 8,689,203TEU, the Gemini Alliance 6,518,160TEU and The Alliance 3,448,653TEU.
Some analysts predict that after the cooperation between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd in February 2025, MSC's fleet size is expected to reach 7.17 million TEU, slightly higher than Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd's combined 7.08 million TEU.
