According to ASX Alphaliner, the world's Top 100 shipping lines' fleet now comprises almost 6,000 active vessels, including almost 5,000 fully cellular ships.
The global fleet has a capacity of 13,516,566 TEU and 180,433,566 DWT.
ASX Alphaliner lists the world's Top 15 container lines as follows:
1. AP Moller-Maersk
• 15% market share
• Total capacity 2,028,836 TEU
• 540 vessels: 212 owned, 328 chartered
• 67 ships on order
2. Mediterranean Shipping Co
• 11.2% market share
• Total capacity 1,508,637 TEU
• 406 vessels: 210 owned, 196 chartered
• 50 ships on order
3. CMA CGM
• 7.6% market share
• Total capacity 1,033,486 TEU
• 366 vessels: 93 owned, 273 chartered
• 60 ships on order
4. Evergreen Line
• 4.4% market share
• Total capacity 594,154 TEU
• 162 vessels: 90 owned, 72 chartered
5. APL
• 4% market share
• Total capacity 543,293 TEU
• 138 vessels: 44 owned, 94 chartered
• 20 ships on order
6. Hapag-Lloyd
• 3.5% market share
• Total capacity 472,804 TEU
• 119 vessels: 59 owned, 60 chartered
• 14 ships on order
7. COSCON
• 3.5% market share
• Total capacity 469,491 TEU
• 145 vessels: 94 owned, 51 chartered
• 56 ships on order
8. CSCL
• 3.4% market share
• Total capacity 460,717 TEU
• 140 vessels: 88 owned, 52 chartered
• 17 ships on order
9. NYK
• 3% market share
• Total capacity 410,185 TEU
• 108 vessels: 59 owned, 49 chartered
• 20 ships on order
10. Hanjin Shipping
• 3% market share
• Total capacity 409,363 TEU
• 92 vessels: 18 owned, 74 chartered
• 30 ships on order
11. MOL
• 2.5% market share
• Total capacity 341,164 TEU
• 91 vessels: 29 owned, 62 chartered
• 28 ships on order
12. K-Line
• 2.4% market share
• Total capacity 330,771 TEU
• 90 vessels: 32 owned, 58 chartered
• 34 ships on order
13. OOCL
• 2.4% market share
• Total capacity 328,807 TEU
• 71 vessels: 36 owned, 35 chartered
• 17 ships on order
14. Hamburg Süd
• 2.4% market share
• Total capacity 318,461 TEU
• 105 vessels: 39 owned, 66 chartered
• 15 ships on order
15. Yang Ming Line
• 2.4% market share
• Total capacity 318,008 TEU
• 79 vessels: 46 owned, 33 chartered
• 22 ships on order
As at the end of August, 1.27 million TEU - around 9.9% of the container fleet - was lying idle.
Alphaliner says that, despite three recent cutbacks, more capacity cuts in September and October will result in even more lay ups.
However, idle ships still incur costs, and the only way to eliminate these costs is to scrap idle vessels.
This year has seen record numbers of container ships sold for scrap, particularly to Asian scrap yards.
Ranked No.23, Malaysian carrier MISC has the highest percentage of idle ships out of the top 24 container lines, while MSC has no idle ships at all following a scrapping spree.
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