MSC overtakes Maersk as world's biggest container line

摘要

Alphaliner's global ocean fleet statistics show MSC is now the world's largest ocean carrier by operated container vessel capacity. Some 52 years after its foundation in 1970, MSC, the long-term number two, on 5 January 2022 overtook Maersk Group as the world's biggest container line. Alphaliner says MSC deploys a fleet of 645 container ships with a total capacity of 4,284,728 TEU. The company therefore holds a global market share of 17%. Alphaliner comments, "Contrary to most other major ocean carriers, which reached their positions in the top-10 through a series of mergers and acquisitions, MSC's rise to the top was entirely organic.