Container Shipping Lines

Currently there are hundreds of container shipping lines around the world.

They vary from giant corporations (such as Maersk, CMA-CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, COSCO...) with hundreds of container vessels, to medium regional lines operating dozen of vessels (e.g. RCL, TS Lines), to even much smaller companies operating just few or even one box ship (usually domestic shipping lines in countries).

Those companies provide different wide range of services, yet, they all serve a common mission: transporting cargo containers around the world. 

According to AXS-Alphaliner, a worldwide reference in liner shipping, 100 leading container shipping lines are operating (either owning or chartering in) approximately 4,400 vessels, with capacity of about 12.5 million TEUs, which accounts for up to 96,1% the capacity of the whole world’s cellular fleet.

The detail rankings and capability of 100 top container shipping lines are summarized HERE. 

Shipping lines in Vietnam

Among top 100 leading container lines, Vietnam only have only 1 representatives with modest position: Hai An Transport (ranking 81 as of 2025).

Here's the list of Vietnam liner shipping companies:

• Gemadept
• GLS
• Hai An
• Tan Cang Shipping
• Vosco
• Vsico
• Vietsun
• Vinafco

In general, most Vietnamese container shipping lines provide domestic service on Haiphong-Hochiminh and backward route. Several lines with better capacity (Hai An, Gemadept) provide feeder services to regional hub-ports like Hong Kong, Singapore.

With restricted service network, Vietnamese container shipping lines only take care of small percentage of trade volume to and from the nation. Main players in the attractive market are still foreign main shipping lines.

In 2025, nearly 40 foreign shipping lines are present in Vietnam, and taking an important role in import-export shipping market. They maintain activities through a local agent, a joint-venture, or in a few cases, a company with 100% foreign ownership.

Detail about Top 100 container shipping lines around the world

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